Olivier Hick is a passionate, results-driven hotelier with unparalleled international acumen and a flair for stakeholder value creation across managed, asset, and franchise models. Currently Chief Operating Officer for Accor’s Premium, Midscale, and Economy brands in Brazil, Olivier oversees 340 hotels and 55,000 rooms, achieving 40% growth in recent results through streamlined operations, sustainability initiatives, and market-tailored excellence.
With over 40 years spanning Europe, Polynesia, Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Americas, Olivier’s Accor journey—from Ibis assistant in 1986 to global COO—delivers transformative leadership. Highlights include COO Accorhotels Brazil (320 hotels, 49,000 rooms), EVP South America Midscale, SVP Operations Gulf/Levant (UAE to Levant), and Managing Director Tunisia (Sofitel resorts, Coralia clubs, expansions).
In Brazil, Olivier simplifies processes, boosts visibility, and integrates 14 hotels like Pullman, Grand Mercure, and Jequitimar, while pioneering co-working in 120 properties—welcoming 800,000+ users in 2022. He champions sustainability via dispenser amenities, plant-based menus, and premium expansions like Recife’s 300-room Novotel flat with 5,000 sqm meetings space.
Olivier’s F&B and wellness expertise, from Europe’s largest thalassotherapy at Sofitel Quiberon to Sofitel Hua Hin Thailand, Novotel Seoul, Sofitel Sierra Leone, and Sofitel Tahiti, infuses innovative revenue streams and guest delight.
Prior feats: Delegate GM Malta, Kappa Club Greece/Crete, Praloup Ski France. As FOHB Vice President and former CCEF UAE Advisor, he bridges trade and hospitality.
Olivier’s ethos—talent development, multicultural teams, marketing/sales vision, e-commerce/revenue mastery—views hospitality as dynamic value creation amid inflation and post-pandemic shifts. His Brazilian love shines: admiring people, nature, and untapped tourism like the Amazon.
Under Olivier Hick’s command, Accor Brazil surges as Latin America’s hospitality vanguard, earning global praise for adaptability and growth.
We honor Olivier Hick for his monumental hospitality legacy and celebrate his epic of global command, operational genius, and fervent passion. His trailblazing inspires hoteliers to innovate boldly and lead devotedly.