Graeme Ham

Director of Human Resources
Accor Hospitality – New Zealand & Fiji
 
Graeme has served on the Board as the nominee of the NZ Hotel Council since 2008.

After working in the food manufacturing industry and undertaking aligned tertiary studies, Graeme commenced in hospitality gaining qualifications in cookery and restaurant service.  

Involved with industry training from 1980 initially as a part time tutor at Waikato Technical Institute (Wintec), Graeme joined HCITB (now HSI) as Training Advisor for the Central North Island area.  Joining SPHC in 1985, initially as Training Manager for New Zealand and Fiji, he worked for 12 years in Regional Human Resources roles in New Zealand, Fiji, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, India and Australia. He returned to New Zealand to set up Human Resources for Dynasty Hotels (now Heritage Hotels).

Since 1999 Graeme has been Regional Human Resources Manager now Director of Human Resources for Accor’s hotels in New Zealand and the South Pacific.  Responsibilities include the planning and implementation of Accor’s global and regional strategic HR initiatives in: employee attraction, recruitment and retention; employee orientation and skills training; learning and career development for supervisors and managers; attraction and development of next generation talent; maintaining employment and industry relationships; risk management, compliance and sustainable development; and personnel practices.