14th Jun 2007 07:02
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC14 June 2007 InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) Announces Patrick Imbardelli Resignation 14 June 2007 - InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) (Lon: IHG; NYSE: IHG(ADRs)), today announces that Patrick Imbardelli has resigned from his positionof Chief Executive, Asia Pacific Region. This decision follows an internal review of the academic qualifications ofPatrick as previously presented to the Company. The appointment of Patrick to the Board of IHG as from 1 July 2007 (previouslyannounced on 9 May 2007) will therefore no longer proceed. An announcement regarding the permanent succession plan for Patrick's role willbe made shortly. Meanwhile, IHG further announces today that Tony South, currently Senior VicePresident, Development and Asset Management, Asia Pacific, becomes Acting ChiefExecutive of the region with immediate effect. In this role, Tony will assume full executive authority for the region andreport directly to Group Chief Executive, Andrew Cosslett. A chartered accountant, Tony has over 30 years experience in the tourism andhospitality industry, joining IHG (then Bass PLC) in June 2000. Prior to hiscurrent role, he was Chief Operating Officer for IHG's Australia, New Zealandand South Pacific Region. Notes to Editors 1. Patrick Imbardelli joined Bass PLC, the forerunner to IHG in 2000 andwas appointed Managing Director, Asia Pacific in 2003. Previous to that he helda number of management roles with Hilton International, Hyatt Corporation andSouthern Pacific Hotels Corporation. 2. For full biographies please go to www.ihgplc.com/index.asp?pageid=35 3. InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) of the United Kingdom (LON:IHG,NYSE:IHG (ADRs)) is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms. IHGowns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, over 3,700hotels and more than 558,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territoriesaround the world. IHG owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotelbrands including InterContinental(R) Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza(R) Hotels &Resorts, Holiday Inn(R) Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express(R), StaybridgeSuites(R), Candlewood Suites(R) and Hotel Indigo(R), and also manages theworld's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club(R) Rewards with over 33million members worldwide. The company pioneered the travel industry's first collaborative response toenvironmental issues as founder of the International Hotels and EnvironmentInitiative (IHEI). The IHEI formed the foundations of the Tourism Partnershiplaunched by the International Business Leaders Forum in 2004, of which IHG isstill a member today. The environment and local communities remain at the heartof IHG's global corporate responsibility focus. IHG offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands atwww.ihg.com and information for the Priority Club Rewards programme atwww.priorityclub.com. For the latest news from IHG, visit our online Press Office at www.ihg.com/media For further information, please contact:Investor Relations (Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson; Heather Ward): +44 (0) 1753 410 176Media Affairs (Leslie McGibbon): +44 (0) 1753 410 425 +44 (0) 7808 094 471 High resolution images to accompany this announcement are available for the media to download free of charge from www.vismedia.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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