Announcement - Company Secret

RNS Number : 8297D

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

19 September 2008

 

IHG ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF GEORGE TURNER AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND COMPANY SECRETARY 

September 19, 2008: InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("IHG") [LON: IHG; NYSE: IHG (ADRs)] announces the appointment of George Turner as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Company Secretary, effective from 2 January 2009.

George, 37, will report directly to Andrew Cosslett, Chief Executive, and take a seat on the Group Executive Committee.  He replaces Richard Winter who is retiring.

George joins from ICI PLC, one of the world's leading industrial companies. As a qualified solicitor and Deputy Company Secretary, George was responsible for the secretariat and legal teams. During his twelve years at ICI, George held a number of key positions including Senior Counsel and Global Supply Chain Director, Legal.

Andrew Cosslett, Chief Executive, said: "We are delighted to welcome George into the business. His experience of working within a large, global organisation and the fresh perspective he will bring makes him a great addition to the team.

I would like to thank Richard for all his hard work and dedication over the fourteen years he has been with IHG. During this time he has built a fantastic team and been a constant and trusted advisor to the Board. We wish him a very happy retirement."

George studied Law at Durham University, before attending the Chester College of Law and finishing his qualification at DLA (now DLA Piper).  He is married with two children and enjoys tennis, cycling, rugby and walking.

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Notes to Editors

InterContinental Hotels Group: 

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms. IHG owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, over 4,000 hotels and more than 590,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites® and Hotel Indigo®, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club® Rewards with over 39 million members worldwide.

IHG has more than 1,700 hotels in its development pipeline, which will create 150,000 jobs worldwide over the next few years.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.

IHG offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at www.ihg.com and information for the Priority Club Rewards programme at www.priorityclub.com. For the latest news from IHG, visit our online Press Office at www.ihg.com/media

 

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