Worldwide: Paris-based hospitality group Accor has appointed Gilda Perez-Alvarado, presently world CEO of JLL Motels & Hospitality, as its chief technique officer.
Perez-Alvarado will assume the position on 1 October 2023 and will probably be chargeable for the group’s world technique, relations with resort house owners, and general strategic partnerships. She is going to report on to Accor CEO Sébastien Bazin.
Starting her profession at PwC, Perez-Alvarado joined JLL in 2004 and spent almost 20 years with the corporate. In her most up-to-date position, she oversaw JLL’s world funding gross sales, debt and fairness placement, strategic advisory and asset administration companies.
As well as, she holds board and membership positions at quite a few organisations together with Blackstone Mortgage Belief Inc, Cornell College Board of Trustees, World Journey & Tourism Council, IREFAC, and extra.
Perez-Alvarado stated: “I’m extraordinarily happy to be becoming a member of Accor which I’ve lengthy admired as a worldwide innovator within the hospitality trade. I look ahead to making use of my world hospitality, actual property and capital markets expertise and perception to drive ahead the group technique and ship in opposition to the administration’s inspiring imaginative and prescient for the corporate.”
Bazin stated: “I’m assured that together with her appreciable expertise and world hospitality experience, Gilda will assist us unlock the ability of Accor’s technique offering visitors, house owners and traders with an unrivalled hospitality expertise.”