Karen Jackson has been appointed as Director of Sales & Marketing at Crowne Plaza Geelong by IHG

Crowne Plaza Geelong is pleased to announce the appointment of Karen Jackson as Director of Sales & Marketing for the highly anticipated new hotel, set to open on the Geelong waterfront in 2026.

Karen Jackson

Bringing over 25 years of experience in the hotel and tourism industry, Karen has held senior Sales & Marketing roles with globally recognised hotel brands including Marriott, Starwood, Accor, and now IHG Hotels & Resorts. Prior to starting her hotel career, Karen worked for Tourism Victoria.

Sales & Marketing Asia Pacific Australia Geelong

Part of the IHG global portfolio, the Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts brand is a dynamic upscale hotel brand located in nearly 65 countries around the world in major urban centres, gateway cities and resort destinations. As the fourth largest upscale full-service hotel brand in the world and one of the fastest growing, the Crowne Plaza brand has a solid foundation for future growth.

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.