Sharon Rothstein has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of IHG at InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) in New York
InterContinental Hotels Group ("IHG") [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] today announces that Sharon Rothstein is to be appointed as an independent Non-Executive Director of IHG. She will join the IHG Board with effect from 1 June 2020.
Sharon Rothstein currently serves as Operating Partner of Stripes Group, a growth equity firm investing in high growth consumer and SaaS (Software as a Service) companies. She previously served as Executive Vice President, Global Chief Marketing Officer, and subsequently, as Executive Vice President, Global Chief Product Officer for Starbucks Corporation.
Sharon will serve on the Audit and Corporate Responsibility Committees of the IHG Board.
Pursuant to LR 9.6.13R, Sharon is an independent Non-Executive Director of Yelp, Inc., a public company, quoted on the New York Stock Exchange, (NYSE).
In addition, Sharon has held senior marketing and brand management positions at Sephora LLC, Godiva Chocolatier, Inc., Nabisco Biscuit Company, and Procter & Gamble Company, and brings insights and experience in the hospitality industry, having also held senior roles at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Sharon is a Director of Yelp, Inc.; and serves as a Board member for private companies: True Food Kitchen, Inc., a fast-growing healthy lifestyle restaurant company; LOLA, a lifelong women's reproductive care brand; and Levain Bakery, Inc., a premium New York bakery chain.