Tom Lord appointed Hotel Manager of Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City

InterContinental Hotels Group has appointed Mr. Tom Lord to manage the Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City.

Tom has over 12 years hospitality experience, with the last five years working in senior management roles for IHG. He has a degree in International Hospitality Management. 

Tom’s previous role between October 2007 and his current appointment was as Project Director of ‘IHG Global Head Office Move’. This saw him carry out the design, fit out, move and communication of the relocation of IHG’s head office to Broadwater Park, Denham.

Prior to this, Tom’s IHG experience had been mostly operational, as General Manager of the 158 room Holiday Inn London Brent Cross between January and October 2007, Operations Manager of Holiday Inn London Bloomsbury from November 2005 to January 2007 and Operations Manager of Holiday Inn London Sutton from April 2004 to November 2005.

Tom’s varied hospitality experience and high profile project completion have lead up to his appointment as Hotel Manager for the 316 room Crowne Plaza hotel at the heart of the mixed-use development, Dubai Festival City, the world’s first smoke free Crowne Plaza.

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