IHG EMEA chief to take over Americas division
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InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has confirmed that its current president for the EMEA region, Kirk Kinsell, has been appointed president of its American operation.Kinsell succeeds current president and executive director Jim Abrahamson who is leaving the Group to take up the role of CEO of an independent US lodging company. Kinsell, a member of the senior leadership team of IHG since 2002 and an Executive Board member since 2010 will assume his new responsibilities with immediate effect, reporting to incoming CEO Richard Solomons. Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson, currently CFO of the EMEA region and Head of Development for Europe will take over from Kinsell on an interim basis pending the appointment of a long-term successor.Commenting on the development, Solomons said: “We thank Jim for his substantial contribution since joining IHG and wish him every success with his future career. 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. Kinsell said: “Having spent five years heading the Americas development team before taking up my current role and over seven years leading the Holiday Inn franchise business in the US, I am looking forward to working with the team, taking the region to the next stage.”
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