Ryan South has been appointed as General Manager at InterContinental Auckland

IHG Hotels and Resorts is pleased to announce the appointment of Ryan South as General Manager of the group's newest luxury New Zealand hotel, InterContinental Auckland, which is set to open in late 2023.

Ryan South

South will lead the group's second InterContinental hotel in New Zealand, which will enjoy an unrivalled location and halo address on 1 Queen Street on Auckland's waterfront, completing the $1 billion Commercial Bay lifestyle district, home to the city's newest high-end office, retail, social and dining destination.

An accomplished hotel executive with over 22 years' experience with IHG Hotels and Resorts across Australia, Indonesia and New Zealand, and most recently as general manager of Crowne Plaza Terrigal Pacific, Ryan is pleased to announce his return to New Zealand to lead the group's latest luxury hotel development in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland.

Ryan South is an alumnus of Cornell | Executive and Professional Education – Class of 2021.

General Management Asia Pacific New Zealand Auckland

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.