InterContinental Hotels Group Appoints Carolyn Poole to Director, Group Sales, Canada, Western Regio
ATLANTA, GA, November 15, 2005. InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)], the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, announced today the appointment of Carolyn Poole to director, Group Sales, Canada, Western Region, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts.
In this newly created role, Poole is responsible for group sales in western Canada inclusive of the InterContinental Toronto, InterContinental Toronto Centre and InterContinental Montreal.
A 14-year veteran of the hospitality industry, Ms. Poole most recently worked for Delta Hotels for four years where she served as national account director, growing the U.S. group business more than 40 percent year over year. She also served as regional sales manager for Delta Hotels where she managed all group business from the Pacific Northwest and sales manager for Four Seasons Hotels in Vancouver and Toronto. She began her career in 1991 as a front office receptionist for the King Edward Hotel in Toronto.
Upon her appointment, Poole said, "It's very exciting to be a part of something brand new; my goal is to build the Western region into a top producing market for the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts Canadian portfolio."
Contacts:
Stephanie Yudin
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts
770-604-5083
Monica Smith
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts
770-604-5562
Note to Editors:
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms. InterContinental Hotels Group owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, more than 3,500 hotels and over 537,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognized and respected hotel brands including InterContinental(R) Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza(R) Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn(R) Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express(R), Staybridge Suites(R), Candlewood Suites(R) and Hotel IndigoTM, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty program, Priority Club(R) Rewards, with over 26 million members worldwide. In addition to this, InterContinental Hotels Group has a 47.5% interest in Britvic, one of the two leading manufacturers of soft drinks, by value and volume, in Great Britain.
InterContinental Hotels Group offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at www.ichotelsgroup.com and information for the Priority Club Rewards program at www.priorityclub.com.
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