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Board of Directors and Other members of the Executive Committee
Richard Winter
Executive Vice President, Corporate Services,
General Counsel and Company Secretary†§
Solicitor, qualified in 1973 with over 20 years’ commercial law
experience in private practice. He joined the Group in 1994 as
Director of Group Legal and was appointed Company Secretary in
2000. Now responsible for corporate governance, corporate social
responsibility, risk management, insurance, internal audit, data
privacy, company secretariat and Group legal matters. Age 57.
Tom Conophy
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer†§
Has over 26 years’ experience in the IT industry, including
management and development of new technology solutions within
the travel and hospitality business. He joined the Group in February
2006 from Starwood Hotels & Resorts International where he held
the position of Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer.
Responsible for global technology, including IT systems and
information management throughout the Group. US citizen. Age 46.
Peter Gowers
Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer†§
Has previous international experience in management consultancy,
based in London and Singapore. He joined the Group in 1999 and
was appointed Executive Vice President, Global Brand Services in
January 2003. Appointed Chief Marketing Officer in 2005, he now
has responsibility for worldwide brand management, reservations,
e-commerce, global sales, relationship and distribution marketing
and loyalty programmes. Age 34.
Patrick Imbardelli
President, Asia Pacific†§
Has over 25 years’ experience in the hotel industry including
12 years with Southern Pacific Hotels Corporation. He joined the
Group in 2000 and was appointed Managing Director, Asia Pacific
in January 2003. Responsible for the business development and
performance of all the Hotel brands and properties in the
Asia Pacific region. Italian citizen. Age 46.
Tracy Robbins
Executive Vice President, Global Human Resources†§
Has over 21 years’ experience in line and HR roles in service
industries. She joined the Group in December 2005 from Compass
Group PLC, a world leading food service company, where she was
Group Human Resources Leadership & Development Director.
Previously Group HR Director for Forte Hotels Group. Responsible
for global talent management and leadership development, reward
strategy and implementation. Age 43.
*A Non-Executive Director and a member
of the Nomination Committee
†A member of the Executive Committee
#An independent Non-Executive Director
and a member of the Audit, Remuneration
and Nomination Committees
•An independent Non-Executive Director
and a member of the Audit and Nomination
Committees
‡An independent Non-Executive Director
and a member of the Remuneration and
Nomination Committees
§Not a main Board Director
The Board of Directors and other
members of the Executive Committee
together comprise the IHG
Senior Leadership Team.
While the Directors have certain
specific legal and regulatory duties
and responsibilities, they work with
and rely on the detailed knowledge
and experience of all the Executive
Committee members to secure the
effective running of the business.
Other members of the Executive Committee
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