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Gilles Gonzalez has been appointed as Managing Director at NH Hoteles Latin American Business Unit

From his new position, Mr. Gonzalez will coordinate the Group’s current Business Units in the region - Mercosur & Mexico and Central & Caribbean – with a view to promote the brand’s development in Latin America, hand-in-hand with local partners, and positioning NH as a benchmark in this market’s hotel sector. Boasting an extensive record in the hotel sector, Gilles Gonzalez has spent most of his career at Accor, a global hotel group with a leading presence in Europe. In his more than 20 years working for the French group, he has held several positions, most notably Senior Vice President of Franchising, as well as other strategic posts within the general management, business development and operations departments. Gonzalez knows the South American market extremely well, having lived between Colombia, Peru, Argentina and Brazil for 12 years, as well as other European markets such as France, where he has also lived for long periods of time.

Gerardo Murray has been appointed as Regional Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Mexico at InterContinental InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)

Based in Mexico City, Murray will report to Eric Pearson, Chief Marketing Officer, the Americas. In his new role, Murray will develop and oversee the execution of the sales plan and marketing programs across the IHG portfolio of hotels in Mexico. With more than 23 years in the hospitality industry, Gerardo comes to IHG from Casa Grande Hotels Group, where he served most recently as CEO and General Director. In this role, he was directly responsible for the overall performance, operations, marketing, finance and development for eight hotels. He also managed Board relations, as well as the marketing fund for the group, which included the creation of multi-brand promotions. Prior to that, Gerardo served as VP of Sales & Marketing for Milenium Hotels Group of Mexico, where he worked with 13 hotels - including Crowne Plaza Monterrey, InterContinental Monterrey, Holiday Inn Monterrey Fundidora and Holiday Inn Express Juarez - to establish DOS and GM strategies to gain market share through local markets and various channels. In this role, Gerardo established strong relationships with key account managers throughout IHG and served as member of the Priority Club® Rewards advisory committee, as well as a member of the IAHI sales and marketing committee in Mexico.