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InterContinental Hotels Group appoints three new general managers in Near East

  • Jordan: Wednesday, April 22 - 2009 at 12:17

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the appointment of Guzman Muela as General Manager InterContinental Resort Aqaba, Georg Weinlaender as General Manager InterContinental and Guy Bertaud as General Manager InterContinental Le Vendome Beirut, as part of plans to further strengthen its presence in the Near East.

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Muela will be moving from his current role as Interim General Manager at the InterContinental Lusaka and Crowne Plaza Amman, and has been with the group for almost 16 years.

With over 35 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Weinlaender joins IHG from Croatia where he was Cluster General Manager and President of the Management Board for a luxury hotel brand.

Having previously worked as Deputy General Manager for a 5-star hotel in Paris, Bertaud brings 20 years of experience in operations management in luxury hotels.

"The near east has great growth potential and plays a key role in the development of inter-region travel. The new appointments are a move on the group's part to further strengthen operations in the area. They will play a vital role in the streamlining of hotel functions and processes and work closely with the regional office to implement strategies that will continue to strengthen the brands and maintain growth in the Near East,"

said John Bamsey, Chief Operations Officer, IHG, Middle East and Africa, commenting on the new appointments.
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About IHG:

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [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 4,150 hotels and almost 620,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands including InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club Rewards with 42 million members worldwide.

IHG has more than 1,700 hotels in its development pipeline, which will create 200,000 jobs worldwide over the next few years.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.

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