Joe Ferry has been appointed as Senior Vice President, Global Guest Experience and Design at InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)

Joe Ferry
Based in the IHG head office in Denham, just outside London, he will report to Tom Seddon, Chief Marketing Officer. In this new role, Joe will be responsible for ensuring the seven IHG brands including Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza and Hotel Indigo remain unique and innovative, while delivering what guests need and want from their hotel stay. Joe joins IHG from Virgin Atlantic where he served as Head of Design. In this role, he was responsible for creating the airline's customer experience and brand identity. This included aircraft interiors, uniforms, check-in areas, and the multi-award winning Upper Class Suite. Joe has a degree in Industrial Design from Brunel University and a Master of Arts from the Royal College of Art.
Design & Architecture Europe United Kingdom Denham

IHG Hotels & Resorts is a global hospitality company, with a purpose to provide True Hospitality for Good. With a family of 19 hotel brands and IHG One Rewards, one of the world's largest hotel loyalty programmes, IHG has over 6,000 open hotels in over 100 countries, and more than 1,900 in the development pipeline.