Britvic Chairman Appointment

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC 22 October 2004 22 October 2004 RICHARD SOLOMONS APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF BRITANNIA SOFT DRINKS InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) today announces that Richard Solomons, finance director of IHG, has been appointed as chairman of its subsidiary Britannia Soft Drinks Ltd, the holding company for Britvic Soft Drinks. Richard Solomons takes up this non-executive appointment with immediate effect and replaces Richard North who resigned as chairman of Britannia at the end of September 2004. He is already a non-executive board member of Britannia Soft Drinks and previously worked at Britvic between 1996 and 1999, latterly as finance director. -ends- For further information please contact InterContinental Hotels Group's press office: Dee Cayhill/Leslie McGibbon 01753 410 423/01753 410425 Note to Editors: InterContinental Hotels Group 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 owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, more than 3,500 hotels and 538,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world (www.ichotelsgroup.com). 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.It also has a controlling interest in Britvic, the second largest soft drinks manufacturer in the UK. For the latest news from InterContinental Hotels Group, visit our online Press Office at www.ihgplc.com/media This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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