As CEO of Accor, he has committed to the UN's HeForShe campaign that seeks to promote women's and men's rights by pledging to reach parity in pay and equality between genders by 2020.

[3] Bazin began his career in finance in the United States, Clore then Paine Webber groups in New York City, San Francisco, then went to London.

In 1997, he began to serve as chief executive officer, principal, and managing director of Europe at Colony Capital, a global real estate investment company.

Since August 2013, he has been chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Accor, a global hotel corporation.

[3][6][7][8][10] In November 2017, at the 4th Challenges magazine's Economic Summit, Bazin announced the preparation of a strategic alliance with one of the giants of the net-economy to accelerate the dematerialization and the digital transformation of the Accor group.