IHG Appoints Kirk Kinsell as President - the Americas

InterContinental Hotels Group has appointed Mr Kirk Kinsell as President, the Americas.

Mr. Kinsell succeeds current President and Executive Director Mr Jim Abrahamson who is leaving the group to take up the role of CEO of an independent US lodging company.

Mr Kirk Kinsell, a member of the senior leadership team of IHG since 2002, an Executive Board member since 2010 and previously President, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), assumed his new responsibilities with immediate effect, reporting to incoming Chief Executive, Richard Solomons.

Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson, currently CFO of the EMEA region and Head of Development for Europe will take over from Kirk on an interim basis pending the appointment of a long term successor.

Richard Solomons, incoming Chief Executive and currently CFO and Head of Commercial Development of InterContinental Hotels Group PLC, said, “We thank Jim for his substantial contribution since joining IHG and wish him every success with his future career. It is testament to our strong management capability and succession planning that we are able to appoint a highly respected executive to succeed him. Having held a number of senior leadership roles in the Americas region before taking up his current position in EMEA, Kirk knows the region, the team, the owner community and the business inside out. He has done an outstanding job leading our EMEA region and I look forward to him continuing this success in the Americas.”

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