May 5, 2017

Keith Barr has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer at IHG Hotels & Resorts

InterContinental Hotels Group has just announced that Richard Solomons has decided to retire from IHG and his role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), with former head of Australasia and current Chief Commercial Officer, Keith Barr, to succeed him. Solomons will step down as CEO on 30 June and retire from IHG on 30 August. He will be succeeded by Barr, a member of IHG’s Executive Committee who has spent nearly 17 years with IHG, most recently as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Barr will take up his new position and become a member of IHG’s Board on 1st July 2017. Solomons joined the group 25 years ago and has been on the IHG Board for 14 years, including the last six as CEO. He has led IHG’s strategy and played an integral role in IHG’s successes since its demerger from Six Continents plc in 2003. As a Board Director and CEO, he has led the growth of IHG’s footprint around the world and established the business on a global scale. Barr joined IHG in 2000 and has held senior leadership positions in IHG’s Americas, Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) and Greater China regions, including four years as CEO of IHG’s Greater China business. He was appointed Chief Commercial Officer in May 2013, and has held global responsibility for IHG’s sales, marketing and loyalty functions.

Keith Barr is an alumnus of Cornell | Nolan School of Hotel Administration – Class of 1992.

General Management United Kingdom Windsor Berkshire