Senior Appointments at InterContinental Hotels Group in Asia Pacific

InterContinental Hotels Group has made the following seven key appointments to its marketing and sales leadership team in Asia Pacific.

Jonathan Mills has been appointed vice president of sales, IHG Asia Pacific. He was previously vice president of sales, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Europe. An award-winning hospitality sales and marketing executive, Jonathan has more than 21 years of industry experience. Jonathan previously held senior sales and marketing positions with both Hilton International and Forte and Le Meridien Hotels.

Edwin Yap Hawson has been appointed vice president, brands for IHG Asia Pacific. Edwin joins IHG directly from Johnson and Johnson where he was responsible for J&J's consumer portfolio of brands. Edwin has also previously held senior marketing management positions at Procter & Gamble in the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan. Edwin's primary responsibility will be championing and continuing to strengthen the IHG brand portfolio and unique guest experience in Asia Pacific.

Communications veteran Eric Lee has been appointed vice president, communications, IHG Asia Pacific, responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction for corporate, brand and internal communications in the region. Eric has over 20 years of experience in public relations and corporate communications and has held both in-house and agency consulting roles, including serving as vice president of communications for Unilever and director for the corporate and financial practice with Burson-Marsteller.

Allan Yip, as head of Hotel Indigo, will be based in Singapore as IHG establishes the Indigo brand in Asia Pacific. The newest member recently added to the IHG brand family in Asia, Hotel Indigo is IHG's boutique hotel offering designed for guests who desire affordable luxury, personal service and an alternative to traditional hotels without sacrificing any of the business amenities they expect.

As the newly appointed director of consumer insights for IHG Asia Pacific, Roshni Pandey will be leading a team dedicated to gaining in-depth understanding of consumers in Asia Pacific. Roshni has more than 10 years of consumer insight and market research experience, both from the client and research agency side.

Bruce Ryde has taken on the role of area director of sales and marketing, Southern Asia and Korea. Bruce started his sales and marketing career with IHG in 2002. He was most recently based in Bangkok as the area director of sales and marketing for Thailand. Bruce will be responsible for developing campaigns to maximise brand performance and stakeholder value for IHG's portfolio of hotels within Southeast Asia, the Indian sub-continent and South Korea.

Sheo Shanker Rai has been appointed manager, public relations and communications for IHG Asia Pacific, responsible for managing media relations across the region on behalf of IHG and its various hotel brands. Prior to this, he served as head, marketing communications, for the Singapore Economic Development Board. He previously worked in public relations agencies and also at the Ministry of Home Affairs.

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