David Williams

Ambassador  

Professional Biography

David has a wide-ranging knowledge of hotel operations, built over many years at the sharp end of hospitality businesses. He has mentored and supported hotel operations across five continents, with experience spanning financial and internal controls, risk management and mitigation, forecasting, budgeting, pre-opening set-up, operational delivery, asset management, and ESG-led sustainability strategy.

From 2014 to 2026, David served as Chief Operating Officer for Asia Pacific at Hotel Solutions Partnership (HSP), where he led regional operations and advisory delivery. Notable assignments included advising on operator selection for mixed-use developments in Malaysia, undertaking a USD 570m valuation of a UK serviced apartment portfolio for a Korean investor, reviewing and supporting negotiation of a hotel management agreement for a landmark hotel in Singapore’s CBD, and providing sustainability and accessibility advisory input for NEOM Sindalah Island.

After gaining his Hospitality Management 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.