Accor, hotel operator in Australia and New Zealand, announced the appointment of David Young to the role of Chief Sustainability Officer and Director of ESG for Accor Pacific.
David has extensive ESG, commercial and operational experience gained over many years from working in the travel industry in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the UK. Prior to joining Accor, David worked with the oneworld alliance as Global Program Director Sustainability and was previously the Executive Manager of Sustainability and ESG at the Qantas Group. Over the last 20 years David has held senior operating roles with Qantas as Executive Manager Commercial at Qantas Loyalty, and Chief Operating Officer Qantas Catering and Inflight Services. He also spent 7 years in London as a Board Member and Executive Director of the listed Journey Group Plc, a global travel catering and supply company. Currently a Director of YHA Australia and a Trustee of the Golden Stave Foundation, David is the former President of the Aviation Sustainability Forum.
