Former IHG Owners Association Chair Mark Carrier Names 2017 Chair of AHLA

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. November 24, 2016

ATLANTA, GA. November 24, 2016 - The IHG Owners Association is pleased to announce that past chair Mark Carrier, CHA, President of Bethesda, MD based B.F. Saul Company Hospitality Group, has been named the new chair of American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA). Carrier was officially welcomed into the role at AHLA's Industry Leadership Dinner, which was held November 13, 2016 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. He will begin his term January 1, 2017 and looks forward to serving as a strong voice regarding issues of great importance to hotel owners and the industry at large.

Carrier will be working to further the strategic objectives of the AHLA in alignment with the Board of Directors and CEO, Katherine Lugar. The American Hotel & Lodging Association combines hotel companies, brands, operators, ownership groups, independents, ownership associations and state lodging associations in a cohesive manner. He has taken on the role of chair after serving as secretary, treasurer and vice chair. His AHLA Committee work began while serving as an officer of the IHG Owners Association.

"I am proud and honored to chair the American Hotel & Lodging Association, and I look forward to building on the momentum fostered by Katherine's leadership and that of our immediate past chair, Jim Abrahamson." said Carrier. "We face important advocacy challenges here in Washington and throughout the states. The AHLA is a critical force for our interests. I am so proud of my colleagues in the IHG® family as IHG franchisees have stepped up and are highly engaged."

"We have had the privilege of Mark's leadership, and we know that the AHLA is in capable and strong hands going forward," states Steve Ehrhardt, 2016 Chair of the IHG Owners Association. "We look forward to the continued successes of the AHLA and supporting Mark as he sets his own precedents and attains the high standards of excellence to take our industry into its next chapter."

The IHG Owners Association represents the interests of owners and operators of more than 3,400 InterContinental Hotels Group® (IHG) properties in the United States, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Mexico and the Middle East. Established by Holiday Inn founder Kemmons Wilson in 1955, the IHG Owners Association was the first of its kind in the hotel industry. Throughout the years, the Association has been a voice for its members and plays an integral role in communicating with IHG management on issues related to franchised hotel operations. The IHG family of brands includes InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Hualuxe™, Kimpton® Hotels and Restaurants, Crowne Plaza® Hotels and Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, EVEN Hotels™, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites® and Candlewood Suites®.For additional information, visit www.owners.org.

Media Contacts:
Leora Lanz
LHL Communications
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516-680-8529

Susie O'Connell
IHG Owners Association
susie.oconnell@ihgowners.org
707-604-2307