Appointment Date of CEO

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
19 January 2005

19 January 2005


                         InterContinental Hotels Group

                         Appointment of Chief Executive


Following the announcement of 14 December 2004, InterContinental Hotels Group
PLC is pleased to confirm that Andrew Cosslett will take up his appointment as
Chief Executive of the Company with effect from 3 February 2005.

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1.         Andrew Cosslett


Andrew Cosslett joins InterContinental Hotels Group from Cadbury Schweppes PLC,
where most recently he held the position of President, Europe, Middle East and
Africa a region accounting for some 30% of the Group's sales and 40% of its
assets.  He had been with Cadbury Schweppes PLC for 14 years, occupying a
variety of senior roles including Chairman Cadbury Schweppes Australia, CEO of
the Asia Pacific confectionery business and Managing Director, Great Britain &
Ireland.  He joined the company in 1990 as Marketing Director, Schweppes GB.


Prior to this, Andrew was with Unilever PLC between 1979 and 1990 and held a
variety of marketing roles on the foods side.


He has a BA in Economics, and an MA in European Studies from the University of
Manchester. He is a non-Executive Director of Duchy Originals Ltd.



2.         InterContinental Hotels Group PLC


InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom (LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG
(ADRs)) is the world's most global hotel company and the largest by number of
rooms.  InterContinental Hotels Group franchises, manages, leases or owns,
through various subsidiaries, more than 3,500 hotels and 536,000 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(R) Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza(R) Hotels & Resorts, Holiday
Inn(R) Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express(R), Staybridge Suites(R),
Candlewood Suites(R) and Hotel IndigoTM, and also manages the world's largest
hotel loyalty program, Priority Club(R) Rewards, with more than 23 million
members worldwide. In addition to this, InterContinental Hotels Group has a
controlling interest in Britvic, the second largest soft drinks manufacturer in
the UK.

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