WORLDWIDE: InterContinental Hotels Group has announced Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson, chief financial officer and group head of strategy, is leaving.
Edgecliffe-Johnson will leave IHG in six months’ time for a role outside of IHG and the company has begun the process of appointing a successor.
Edgecliffe-Johnson joined IHG in 2004 and held a number of senior roles before being appointed CFO and to the Board and Executive Committee in 2014.
He additionally took on the leadership of IHG’s strategy function in 2019.
Keith Barr, chief executive officer of IHG, said: “Paul has played a major role in helping IHG achieve its growth ambitions through expanding our brand portfolio, investing in our enterprise platform and building a strong finance team. Although we are sad to see Paul go, we wish him all the very best for the future.”
Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson, chief financial officer and group head of strategy, said: “It has been a huge privilege to have spent almost two decades as part of such a dynamic and successful business. I have valued working with talented colleagues and I will be leaving in the knowledge that IHG is well positioned for further success.”
IHG which has several extended stay brands in its global portfolio recently expanded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
