David Williams
Chief Operating Officer Asia Pacific
Areas of Expertise
- ESG Advisory
- Financial Advisory
- Development & Asset Management
- Strategic Advisory
- Operational 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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