David Williams

David Williams

Chief Operating Officer Asia Pacific 

Areas of Expertise

  • Strategic Advisory
  • Development & Asset Management
  • ESG Advisory
  • Operational Advisory
  • People
  • Financial Advisory

Professional Biography

David has a wide-ranging knowledge of hotel operations having spent many years at the sharp end of hospitality businesses. He has been mentoring and troubleshooting operations on 5 continents, covering the areas of financial and internal controls, risk management and mitigation, forecasting, budgeting, pre-opening set-up, operational activities, asset management and the development and implementation of sustainability strategies. 

Qualifications

After gaining his degree from the University of Surrey, David qualified as a Chartered Accountant through the offices of Horwath & Horwath and KPMG in London. 

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a Certified CSR Practitioner, and a member of the Institute of Hospitality. 

Passions

My two passions are traveling around the European continent and riding motorcycles. The former has not been possible for me for the last 3 years but I do love to bathe in the history, culture, cuisine and ambience of Europe, partly because of my hospitality background. 

Riding motorbikes always gave me a sense of freedom, being as one with elements, the skill required to pilot a bike safely but use its incredible performance, has never waned throughout time. 

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