Julien Houdebine named Accor chief sales officer
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Julien Houdebine has been appointed global chief sales and revenue management officer at Accor, the company shared with Hotel Dive.
Accor’s previous chief sales officer, Sophie Hulgard, posted on LinkedIn that she was departing the company due to “another ‘re-ing.’”
An Accor spokesperson said the company is not undergoing a reorg, but rather a “regular evolution of the operating model” that is “part of an ongoing effort to strengthen alignment and coordination across Accor’s central and regional divisions.”
During her tenure at Accor, Hulgard spearheaded the launch of the company's Global Leadership Council, a collective of travel buyers who meet regularly to discuss shifting traveler expectations, B2B-focused loyalty, distribution and more.
On LinkedIn, Hulgard said her time with Accor “was 5 incredible years in many ways and I am very grateful.”
In 2022, Accor announced plans to separate its brands into a premium, midscale and economy division and a luxury and lifestyle division. That reorganization went into effect in early 2023.
Prior to joining Accor this year, Houbedine was director of commercial marketing and client experience at French healthcare company Colisée, according to his LinkedIn. He previously held leadership roles at aviation companies Corsair International and Air France.
Accor CEO Sébastien Bazin spoke about the company’s growth plans at this year’s NYU International Hospitality Investment Forum, pointing to future expansion in India and the ultra-luxury segment.
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