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FORM 6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 AND 15d-16
OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For 20
October 2017
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
(Registrant's
name)
Broadwater
Park, Denham, Buckinghamshire, UB9 5HJ, United Kingdom
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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EXHIBIT
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99.1
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Director
Declaration
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Exhibit
No: 99.1
20th
October, 2017
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
Board Appointment
InterContinental Hotels Group ("IHG") [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)]
today announces that Elie Maalouf, IHG's Chief Executive Officer
for the Americas, is to be appointed as an Executive Director. He
will join the IHG Board, with effect from 1st
January, 2018.
Elie
has been a member of IHG's Executive Committee, since joining the
company in February, 2015. In his role as Chief Executive Officer,
the Americas, Elie is responsible for the management, growth and
profitability of IHG's largest operating region, and he recently led the launch of the company's new
US midscale brand, avid™
hotels. IHG's
Americas region includes nearly 4,000 hotels and
resorts, across a broad portfolio of brands, spanning the
United States, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, and the
Caribbean, with almost 1,000 hotels in its development
pipeline.
Patrick Cescau, Non-Executive Chairman, IHG, commented:
"I am delighted to welcome Elie
Maalouf to the IHG Board. He is a talented leader, with substantial
and highly relevant commercial and hotel development, branding,
finance, real estate and operations experience, across multiple
industries. This expertise, combined with Elie's deep understanding
of the global hospitality sector, will make him an excellent
addition to the Board."
Elie's experience includes nearly 15 years at major global
franchise and travel business, HMSHost Corporation, where he held
roles as President and CEO and was a member of the board of
directors. Before HMSHost, Elie spent eight years with Weyerhaeuser
Real Estate Company. Before joining IHG, Elie was Senior Advisor
with McKinsey & Company.
No information is required to be disclosed pursuant to LR 9.6.13R
in respect of this appointment.
-Ends-
For further information
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Elie Maalouf biography
Elie
Maalouf is CEO of The Americas at InterContinental Hotels Group
(IHG). He is based at IHG's regional headquarters in Atlanta,
Georgia.
Elie
leads the management, growth and profitability of the company's
largest operating region. IHG has a broad portfolio of hotel brands
including InterContinental® Hotels &
Resorts, Kimpton® Hotels &
Restaurants, HUALUXE® Hotels and
Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels &
Resorts, Hotel Indigo®,
EVEN®
Hotels, Holiday Inn® Hotels &
Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge
Suites® and Candlewood
Suites®. Elie is
responsible for overseeing more than 3,900 hotels and resorts,
spanning the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central and South
America and the Caribbean.
Prior
to joining IHG, Elie was Senior Advisor with McKinsey & Company
from 2012 to 2014. Previously, Elie was with HMSHost Corporation
for nearly 15 years, most recently as President and CEO. Before
HMSHost, Elie spent eight years at Weyerhaeuser Real Estate
Company.
Elie is
a member of the Global Advisory Council at the University of
Virginia Darden School of Business and a member of the Atlanta
Committee for Progress. He is active in organizations that support
and promote the travel and hospitality industries as a member of
the American Hotel & Lodging Association Board Executive
Committee and the U.S. Travel Association CEO Roundtable. He was
also appointed to the Investment Advisory Council of the U.S.
Department of Commerce.
Elie
holds an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of
Business and a Bachelor's degree in engineering from Virginia
Tech.
About IHG
IHG®
(InterContinental
Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global
organisation with a broad portfolio of hotel brands, including
InterContinental®
Hotels
& Resorts, Kimpton®
Hotels
& Restaurants, Hotel
Indigo®,
EVEN®
Hotels,
HUALUXE®
Hotels and
Resorts, Crowne
Plaza®
Hotels
& Resorts, Holiday
Inn®,
Holiday
Inn Express®,
Holiday
Inn Club Vacations®,
Holiday
Inn Resort®,
avid™
hotels, Staybridge
Suites®
and Candlewood
Suites®.
IHG
franchises, leases, manages or owns nearly 5,300 hotels and more
than 785,000 guest rooms in almost 100 countries, with more than
1,500 hotels in its development pipeline. IHG also manages
IHG®
Rewards Club, our
global loyalty programme, which has more than 100 million enrolled
members.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding
company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in
England and Wales. More than 350,000 people work across IHG's
hotels and corporate offices globally.
Visit
www.ihg.com for
hotel information and reservations and www.ihgrewardsclub.com
for more on IHG Rewards Club. For our latest news, visit:
www.ihgplc.com/media
and follow us on social media at: www.twitter.com/ihg,
www.facebook.com/ihg
and www.youtube.com/ihgplc.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
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(Registrant)
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By:
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/s/ F. Cuttell
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Name:
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F.
CUTTELL
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Title:
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ASSISTANT
COMPANY SECRETARY
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Date:
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20 October 2017
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