Leadership & Governance

STABLE, BALANCED, AND RESPONSIBLE

Performance-driven. Led by integrity.

Accor's governance model, anchored by our Board of Directors and Executive Management team, enables the Group to build the future of responsible hospitality with transparency, clear accountability to our stakeholders, and a focus on creating profitable and sustainable value.

Our unwavering ethical standards, grounded in charter and policy, protect our stakeholders and guide us in respecting our common values and corporate responsibility as we continue to grow.  

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors determines the Group's strategy and oversees its implementation. It comprises 13 members, including two directors representing employees, appointed for their expertise, unique insight and ability to tackle sector challenges.

The members of the Board of Directors of Accor (hereinafter “the Company”) wished to abide by the following operating rules which constitute the By-laws of the Board of Directors.

These By-laws are part of the market recommendations aimed at compliance with the fundamental principles of corporate governance.

These By-laws are intended for internal use only. Their objective is to supplement the articles of incorporation by specifying the Board of Directors’ organizational and operating procedures. They may not be relied on by the shareholders or third parties against the directors, the Company or any Group Accor company (hereinafter “the Group”). It applies as needed to the tellers appointed by the Board of Directors as well as to the Founding Co-Chairmen designated in Article 21 of the Company’s articles of incorporation.

The existence and main provisions of these By-laws shall be disclosed to the shareholders and to the public.

Sébastien Bazin

Group Chairman & CEO

Asma Abdulrahman Al-Khulaifi

Director

Ugo Arzani

Director

Hélène Auriol-Potier

Independent Director

Iliane Dumas

Director representing employees

Qiong'Er Jiang

Independent director

Anne-Laure Kiechel

Independent Director

Iris Knobloch

Director

Bruno Pavlovsky

Independent Director

Nicolas Sarkozy

Independent Director

Christine Serre

Director representing employees

Isabelle Simon

Independent Director, Senior Director and Vice-Chairman of the Board

Sarmad Zok

Director

Board discussions and decisions in certain areas shall be prepared by specialist Board Committees made up of directors appointed by the Board for the duration of their term. These Committees shall examine matters falling within their terms of reference. They shall report regularly to the Board on their work, and provide the Board with their observations, opinions, proposals or recommendations.

There are currently five standing Board Committees:

  • The Commitments Committee;

  • The Audit, Compliance and Risks Committee;

  • The Appointments and Compensation Committee;

  • The ESG Committee;

  • The International Strategy Committee.

Compensation policies for Accor corporate officers comply with AFEP/MEDEF corporate governance recommendations. The Board determines compensation based on the recommendation of the Appointments and Compensation Committee.

The compensation policy applicable to Executive Officers in 2025 was approved by the Shareholders’ Meeting held on May 28, 2025.

Executive Management

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Under the leadership of Sébastien Bazin, Group Chairman & CEO, and Jean-Jacques Morin, Group Deputy CEO, Accor is structured around two dedicated operational divisions each with distinctive expertise and objectives: Premium, Midscale & Economy and Luxury & Lifestyle. Both divisions are supported by a Group Management Board and a Global Shared Platform delivering expertise and services to both divisions including Digital, Technology and Procurement.

The Group Management Board, under the leadership of Group Chairman & CEO Sébastien Bazin, ensures consistency and alignment between the two organizational divisions that make up Accor’s operational structure, in terms of both strategic priorities and performance levers. The Board also incorporates the Global Shared Platform delivering expertise and services to both divisions including Digital, Technology and Procurement.

Sébastien Bazin

Group Chairman & CEO

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Jean-Jacques Morin

Group Deputy CEO and Premium, Midscale & Economy Division CEO

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Alix Boulnois

Chief Commercial, Digital & Tech Officer

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Besma Boumaza

Group General Counsel & Board of Directors’ Secretary

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Steven Daines

Chief Global Affairs and Public Engagement Officer

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Laurence Dambrine

Chief People & Culture Officer

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Martine Gerow

Chief Finance Officer

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Gilda Perez-Alvarado

Chief Strategy Officer and CEO Orient Express

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Coline Pont

Chief Sustainability Officer

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Kamal Rhazali

Secretary General and General Counsel, Luxury & Lifestyle

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Caroline Tissot

Chief Procurement Officer

The Premium, Midscale & Economy division, under the leadership of Jean-Jacques Morin as Division CEO, is structured around four regions and six transversal functions.

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Jean-Jacques Morin

Group Deputy CEO and Premium, Midscale & Economy Division CEO

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Besma Boumaza

Group General Counsel & Board of Directors’ Secretary

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Fabrice Carré

Chief Strategy Officer

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Laurence Dambrine

Chief People & Culture Officer

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Pierre Deburaux

Chief Administration Officer Europe & North Africa

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Thomas Dubaere

CEO Americas

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Karelle Lamouche

Chief Operating Officer Europe & North Africa

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Patrick Laurent

Chief Financial Officer

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Duncan O’Rourke

CEO Middle East, Africa & Asia Pacific

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Camil Yazbeck

Chief Development Officer

The Luxury & Lifestyle division, under the leadership of Sébastien Bazin as Division CEO, brings together Accor’s luxury brands as well as the Group’s lifestyle entity Ennismore and is structured around the brand collections and three transversal functions.

Sébastien Bazin

Group Chairman & CEO

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Omer Acar

CEO Raffles & Fairmont

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Maud Bailly

CEO Sofitel, MGallery & Emblems

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Gaurav Bhushan

Co-CEO Ennismore and CEO Lifestyle & Leisure Brands

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Pierre Boisselier

Chief Financial Officer

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Gilda Perez-Alvarado

Chief Strategy Officer and CEO Orient Express

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Kamal Rhazali

Secretary General and General Counsel, Luxury & Lifestyle

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Agnès Roquefort

Chief Development Officer

Ethics & Compliance

The Accor Ethics and CSR Charter reflects the Group's vision and approach to responsibility, ethics, and transparency to protect all its stakeholders. As a major player in the hospitality industry, we also manage supplier relationships responsibly, fostering sustainable solutions for our services and activities in alignment with the Group's Responsible Procurement Charter.

To learn more, download our Ethics and CSR Charter and our Responsible Procurement Charter below:

Our Human Resources Policy

The implementation of our code of ethics and CSR relies on continual dialogue with all our stakeholders: guests, employees, financial and business partners, franchisees, owners/investors, parties involved in local development etc. This communication is crucial as it enables us to identify priority areas for action and together create shared value.

Our determination to develop our human resources through dialogue with all our employee representatives and management is put into practice within the Group by means of the following guidelines:

  • We involve all our employees in improving their working life

  • We encourage dialogue with employee representatives

  • We devise solutions to help achieve a work-life balance

  • We offer working conditions and benefits that have the overwhelming approval of our employees

  • We fervently defend diversity and equal opportunities

  • We help our talents adapt to the digital world and encourage them to innovate

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