Daniel Blanchard has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer at InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) in Atlanta
Blanchard joins IHG with more than 25 years of experience in IT business management, strategy, transformation, architecture governance and program management. In his new role, Blanchard will oversee infrastructure and operations, enterprise architecture, IT security operations, application development, and corporate support. He will be based out of IHG's Americas headquarters in Atlanta, and report to George Turner, Chief Commercial & Technology Officer, IHG.
Previously, Blanchard served as the Vice President, IT Infrastructure and Reliability at Delta Air Lines. At Delta, he led the overall IT reliability transformation for Delta's worldwide operation. Prior to Delta, Blanchard spent more than 20 years at Marriott International in a variety of information technology leadership roles. He began his career at Boeing.