IHG Appoints Alexi Hakim COO for the UK & Ireland
April 5, 2007. InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is delighted to announce that Alexi Hakim will become Chief Operating Officer for the UK and Ireland from 21 May 2007.
With 25 years experience within the hospitality industry, Alexi replaces John Bamsey who on 1 April took over the Dubai-based role of Chief Operating Officer for the Middle East and Africa for IHG.
As Vice President, Full Service Operations North America, Alexi is currently responsible for the overall performance of the Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza managed estate in the United States and Canada. In the last four years Alexi has been instrumental in overseeing the opening of the first two Hotel Indigos in the US as well as establishing a strong foothold for the Crowne Plaza growth strategy.
Alexi's career started at the Crowne Plaza New Orleans, where he held a variety of field positions over eight years. In 1999 Alexi joined Hilton Hotels as the Vice President of Operations for their Los Angeles County hotels. Prior to rejoining IHG in 2002 he worked for Promus Hotels Corporation, the parent company of Embassy Suites and Doubletree, serving as General Manager, Vice President and Regional Vice President of Operations in a number of locations across the United States.
Richard Hartman, IHG's Managing Director EMEA, commented: "With the UK and Ireland remaining one of our biggest markets, Alexi's vast experience within hotel operations, coupled with his ability to forge strong relationships with our owners, will prove invaluable in enabling IHG to continue to grow its presence within the EMEA region. Similarly, we are confident that, under his leadership, the team will be further incentivised to meet our development targets of adding 50-60,000 new rooms in three years and we look forward to welcoming him to our Windsor office."
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