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Will Davies

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Director at HBD Partners
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Will Davies is the Director and Co-Founder of HBD Partners, a recruitment specialist with over 18 years of experience in the hospitality sector. He focuses on senior sales, revenue, and commercial roles for leading UK hotel groups. Colleagues and clients describe him as professional, dedicated, and highly motivated.

Passionate about creating a more inclusive industry, Will co-founded Checking-In, a network for LGBT+ hospitality professionals and their allies. He actively champions diversity and inclusion, organizing events and building partnerships to create a welcoming community for individuals within the sector.

He co-founded the Checking-IN network to address the lack of an LGBT+ community within the hospitality industry.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Hospitality Recruitment
Specializes in sourcing senior-level sales, marketing, and commercial talent for the UK's luxury, mid-market, and budget hotel sectors.
LGBT+ Advocacy
Co-founded Checking-In, a network that champions LGBT+ diversity, inclusion, and equality throughout the hotel and hospitality industry.
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Career

Work history

9-2017
Director
HBD Partners
8-2018
Co-Founder
Checking-In : the inter hotel LGBT+ network
7-2013 - 8-2017
Associate Director
PSD Hospitality & Leisure (formerly known as Portfolio)
7-2010 - 7-2013
Principal Consultant
PSD Hospitality & Leisure (formerly known as Portfolio)
12-2006 - 6-2010
Senior Consultant
PSD Hospitality & Leisure (formerly known as Portfolio)
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Education
1997 - 1998
MSc
Royal Holloway, University of London
1994 - 1997
BSc 2:1
Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
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