
Sébastien Bazin
Group Chairman & CEO
STABLE, BALANCED, AND RESPONSIBLE

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.
The Board of Directors determines the Group's strategy and oversees its implementation. It comprises 14 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.
28.05.2025
Bylaws as at May 28th, 2025
28.05.2025
Board of Directors bylaws
20.03.2017
Board of Directors - Code of Conduct

Sébastien Bazin
Group Chairman & CEO

Asma Abdulrahman Al-Khulaifi
Director

Ugo Arzani
Director

Hélène Auriol-Potier
Independent Director

Iliane Dumas
Director Representing Employees
Katherine Fleming
Independant Director

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.
28.05.2025
Board of Directors bylaws
03.06.2025
Composition of the Board of Directors and Committees
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.
24.02.2025
Information regarding the components of remuneration of Mr. Sébastien Bazin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
28.05.2025
Compensation policy applicable to Executive Officers in 2025
30.04.2024
Cross-reference tables with SASB industry standards
30.04.2024
Decisions made by the Board of Directors held on 21 February 2024
16.10.2023
Meeting Expectations Accor Report
29.03.2023
Decisions made by the Board of Directors, 2023

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

Jean-Jacques Morin
Group Deputy CEO and Premium, Midscale & Economy Division CEO

Alix Boulnois
Chief Commercial, Digital & Tech Officer

Besma Boumaza
Group General Counsel & Board of Directors’ Secretary

Steven Daines
Chief Global Affairs and Public Engagement Officer

Laurence Dambrine
Chief People & Culture Officer

Martine Gerow
Chief Finance Officer

Gilda Perez-Alvarado
Chief Strategy Officer and CEO Orient Express

Coline Pont
Chief Sustainability Officer

Kamal Rhazali
Secretary General and General Counsel, Luxury & Lifestyle

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.

Jean-Jacques Morin
Group Deputy CEO and Premium, Midscale & Economy Division CEO

Besma Boumaza
Group General Counsel & Board of Directors’ Secretary

Fabrice Carré
Chief Strategy Officer

Laurence Dambrine
Chief People & Culture Officer

Pierre Deburaux
Chief Administration Officer Europe & North Africa

Thomas Dubaere
CEO Americas

Karelle Lamouche
Chief Operating Officer Europe & North Africa

Patrick Laurent
Chief Financial Officer

Duncan O’Rourke
CEO Middle East, Africa & Asia Pacific

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

Omer Acar
CEO Raffles & Fairmont

Maud Bailly
CEO Sofitel, MGallery & Emblems

Gaurav Bhushan
Co-CEO Ennismore and CEO Lifestyle & Leisure Brands

Pierre Boisselier
Chief Financial Officer

Gilda Perez-Alvarado
Chief Strategy Officer and CEO Orient Express

Kamal Rhazali
Secretary General and General Counsel, Luxury & Lifestyle

Agnès Roquefort
Chief Development Officer
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:

