IHG shakes up senior appointments

INTERCONTINENTAL Hotels Group has shuffled its appointments to key positions in its Asia-Pacific, and Middle East and Africa operations.

Former COO, Australasia and Japan, and operations performance, AMEA, Alan Watts, now has an expanded portfolio as COO for Asia, Middle East and Africa.

He oversees the performance of IHG’s 246 hotels across 37 countries and territories, supported by Pascal Gauvin, COO, India, Middle East and Africa, and Phil Broad, vice president, food & deverage, AMEA.

Paul Logan has been moved into the newly created position of chief development officer, and will gradually transition his growth responsibilities to Clarence Tan. Logan will retire at the end of 2015.

Watts and Logan will continue to be based in Singapore.

Tan, previously COO for South-east Asia and resorts, is now senior vice president, development for AMEA and will relocate to Singapore in the future.

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