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InterContinental Hotels Group has appointed
Robert “Bob” Morse as senior vice president and chief operating
officer for the Americas region, succeeding
Angela Brav who is now
president of IHG’s Europe region.
In his new role with IHG, Morse will lead
the operations activities for franchised and managed hotels across
all of IHG’s brands in the Americas region.
“Bob is a tremendous addition to our leadership
team in the Americas region,” said Kirk Kinsell, president, the
Americas, IHG. “He has had a significant presence in our industry
for 35 years and his operations, franchise and management
expertise covers all aspects of running a successful hotel and
brings an owner’s perspective to this position. Bob will lead a
key component in driving the performance of our brands and hotels
for our owners. His focused attention on the operations of the
managed and franchised hotels in our portfolio will help us to
fulfill our core purpose of creating Great Hotels Guests Love.”
Morse
will join IHG in February from Noble Investment Group, a leading
lodging and hospitality investment organization, where he most
recently served as managing principal and chief operating officer.
For the past seven years, he was responsible for Noble’s hotel
management group, which prior to its October 2011 merger with
Interstate Hotels & Resorts, operated more than 60 properties including full and select service hotels with annual management
revenues of approximately $350 million. His responsibilities at
Noble included hotel operations, sales and marketing, human
resources, information technology and hotel accounting.
Prior to joining Noble, Morse was the chief operating officer for
Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc. During his tenure there he was responsible for directing a portfolio of more than 300 hotels and
resorts with more than $2.3 billion in annual revenue.
Additionally, he has served in senior management positions for
Millennium and Copthorne Hotels PLC, Homestead Suites, and with
ITT Sheraton Hotels & Resorts where he oversaw the worldwide
franchise organization for the Sheraton and Four Points brands.
Morse will be based in Atlanta and will be on the Regional
Operating Committee for the Americas reporting directly to Kirk
Kinsell, president for the Americas.
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