Harwood AA role

LEANNE Harwood, IHG Hotels & Resorts MD for Japan, Australasia and the Pacific, has been elected President of the Accommodation Association (AA), taking over from Julian Clark who has led the organisation for seven years.

Harwood is the first woman to hold the position in the Association’s 54-year history.

Harwood said she and the AA Council would be working closely with interim CEO Richard Munro (TD 15 Sep) to serve members, and to progress the merger with the Australian Hotels Association/ Tourism Accommodation Australia (TD 11 Sep 2020).