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Appointment General Management

Christian Hempell has been appointed as Senior Vice President for Global Loyalty and Partnerships at IHG’s Americas headquarters

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group®), one of the world's leading hotel companies, announces the promotion of Christian Hempell to Senior Vice President of Global Loyalty and Partnerships.

In this new role, Hempell leads a team that is developing even more compelling loyalty programs for new and existing members that drive value for owners and engage guests at all points of their journey through new ventures and partnerships. IHG's industry-leading programs today include IHG® Rewards Club, IHG®Business Rewards, InterContinental® Ambassador and the IHG Rewards Club U.S. credit card partnership with Chase Bank.

In addition to IHG's loyalty programs, his team is also accountable for all ancillary revenue through cobrand, point-based products, and travel partners as well as the strategic brand and loyalty partnerships that help deliver a differentiated guest experience and enhance revenues.

Hempell joined IHG in 2003 as Director of Global Strategy, based in the UK, and since that time has worked across the brand portfolio in Europe and the Americas and driven enhanced revenue through partnerships with Chase, Orange Lake Resorts, Mastercard, Venetian | Palazzo, Amazon, OpenTable, and more. Reporting to Claire Bennett, Chief Marketing Officer, Hempell is based at IHG's Americas headquarters in Atlanta.

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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.