8th Oct 2007 13:00
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC08 October 2007 8 October 2007 InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announces new chief marketing officer InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) (Lon: IHG; NYSE: IHG (ADRs)) todayannounces Tom Seddon as chief marketing officer, effective 1 November. Seddon, 39, will join IHG's Executive Committee, reporting directly to chiefexecutive Andrew Cosslett. He replaces Peter Gowers who was recently appointedchief executive of IHG's Asia Pacific region. Seddon joins from restaurant business SUBWAY (R) where he was chief executive ofthe company's franchisee advertising fund trust, heading up worldwide sales andmarketing activity. Prior to that, Seddon worked for IHG in the United States in a number of seniorroles including senior vice president, Americas brand performance from 2002-2004and prior to that was responsible for the company's distribution channels andglobal revenue management as senior vice president of strategic services. He also headed up sales and marketing for the Holiday Inn brand family in theAmericas from 1997-2000. Earlier in his career Seddon held senior positions at Mercer ManagementConsulting and at Motorola Communications in the UK. Andrew Cosslett, chief executive, said: "We are delighted to welcome Tom back toIHG. He is well known and well respected throughout the industry. I am confidenthis deep knowledge of our business together with the fresh perspective he willhave gained over the three years he has been away will serve him and the companyvery well." Seddon holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) and a Master of Engineering inElectrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Bath. He is married with two children and will relocate with his family fromConnecticut in the USA to the UK to take up his new position. Notes to Editors: 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. IHG owns,manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, over 3,800 hotelsand more than 563,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories aroundthe world. IHG owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brandsincluding 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; Claire Williams): +44 (0) 1753 410 425 +44 (0) 7808 094 471 High resolution images to accompany this announcement are available for themedia to download free of charge from www.vismedia.co.uk . This includes profile shots of Tom Seddon. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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