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Appointment Human Resources

Deborah Woollard has been appointed as VP Human Resources Asia, Middle East and Africa at IHG

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Singapore, Singapore
Deborah Woollard
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the appointment of Deborah Woollard as Vice President (VP) of Human Resources for the Asia, Middle East & Africa (AMEA) region. She is a member of the AMEA Regional Operating Committee and based at IHG’s regional head office in Singapore. Deborah is responsible for shaping and delivering human resources strategies to support the company's business plans and objectives in the region. In her role, she will lead the company's talent management programme to identify, recruit and retain key talent. She will also drive the training and development strategy for the company's leadership team to ensure IHG continues to have the right talent to deliver its strategy in AMEA. Deborah joins IHG with more than 15 years in human resources. Prior to this, she was with Abbott Laboratories, overseeing regions spanning Asia, Africa and the Middle East, and looking after key emerging markets such as Russia, India and China. Deborah began her career with Unilever where she spent more than ten years building her career in talent development and HR. She has lived and worked in London, Australia and Singapore, where she has now resided for nearly seven years. Deborah succeeds Zareena Brown, who has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Talent and Leadership Development, IHG.
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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.