Board Appointments

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InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

21 July 2010

 



21 July 2010

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

Board Appointments

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) today announces the appointments of Jim Abrahamson and Kirk Kinsell as Executive Directors of the Board. Such appointments will be effective as from 1 August 2010 and each will retain their current respective responsibilities in IHG as Presidents of the Americas and of the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions.

Jim - President, The Americas - joined IHG as an Executive Committee member in January 2009 from Global Hyatt Corporation. He has over 30 years of management experience in hotel operations, branding, development and franchisee relations, including 12 years with Hilton Hotels Corporation.

Kirk - President, EMEA - joined IHG in 2002 from Micell Technologies, having previously held senior franchise and brand operations roles with the former Holiday Inn Corporation, ITT Sheraton and Avado Brands Inc. His first role with IHG was as Chief Development Officer for the Americas region, and he was appointed to the Executive Committee as President, EMEA in September 2007. He has over 25 years experience in the hospitality industry.

Commenting on their appointments, David Webster, IHG's non-executive Chairman, said: "Both Jim and Kirk are highly regarded within the hotel industry with a deep understanding of the hotel business.  They have already performed extremely well as part of our Executive team and I am delighted that they are now joining the Board adding greater executive representation and wider operational experience."

For further information, please contact:

Investor Relations (Heather Wood; Catherine Dolton):	[phone]
Media Enquiries (Leslie McGibbon: Emma Corcoran):	[phone]

Notes to Editors:

Note to Editors:

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 4,400 hotels and more than 650,000 guest rooms in 100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands including InterContinental^® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, Crowne Plaza^® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn^® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express^®, Staybridge Suites^®   and Candlewood Suites^®, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club^® Rewards with 48 million members worldwide.

IHG has over 1,300 hotels in its development pipeline, which will create 160,000 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 InterContinental Hotels Group, visit our online Press Office at www.ihg.com/media

Note

No Information is required to be disclosed pursuant to LR 9.6.13R in respect of these appointments.

 

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