hkanjntini2wnynkkogkLynn Lee has been appointed Sustainable Development and Communications Director for AccorHotels Asia Pacific. Lynn is an experienced communications professional, who has honed her craft for 15 years in the hospitality industry.

Lynn will lead the development and execution of AccorHotels’ companywide strategic sustainability initiative, Planet 21 and Corporate Social Responsibility programmes, in Asia Pacific across 17 countries.

The former Communications Assistant Director for Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), for close to eight years, Lynn developed RWS’s Corporate Social Responsibility strategies by assessing and identifying the company’s sustainability issues and integrating it with the company’s business objectives.

Lynn was also instrumental in leading the development of Genting Singapore’s inaugural Sustainability Report 2013 in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative and its second report in 2014.

Prior to joining RWS, Lynn was with Hotel Phoenix Singapore for 7 years till the hotel closed for redevelopment.

“I am very excited to be part of the AccorHotels family and look forward to driving sustainability development with the team and making a meaningful difference in the region,” said Lynn.

AccorHotels is a leader in sustainable development and its Planet 21 programme has set 21 commitments to protect the planet, its people and their environment. With more than four decades of environmental and social commitment, AccorHotels has entrenched sustainability into every part of its business. In Asia Pacific the group has been recognised with the PATA Gold Award for Corporate Social Responsibility for three years in a row.

AccorHotels is a Group united by a shared passion for hospitality and driven by a shared promise to make everyone Feel Welcome.

Over 180,000 women and men in almost 3,800 AccorHotels establishments look after thousands of guests every day in 94 countries.

AccorHotels is the world’s leading hotel operator and offers its customers, partners and employees:

– its dual expertise as a hotel operator and franchisor (HotelServices) and a hotel owner and investor (HotelInvest);

– a large portfolio of internationally renowned brands covering the full spectrum, with luxury (Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Grand Mercure, The Sebel), midscale (Novotel, Suite Novotel, Mercure, Mama Shelter, Adagio) economy (ibis, ibis Styles, ibis budget, adagio access and hotelF1) establishments;

– a powerful marketplace and loyalty program Le Club AccorHotels

– almost half a century of commitment to corporate citizenship and solidarity with the PLANET 21 program.

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