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Elie W. Maalouf has been named President, The Americas at InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) today announces that Kirk Kinsell will step down from the Board and his role as President of IHG’s Americas business on 13th February 2015. He will be succeeded by Elie Maalouf, Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company and formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of HMSHost Corporation. Mr Maalouf will become a member of IHG’s Executive Committee.

Jef Fazzio has been promoted to General Manager at the SpringHill Suites Salt Lake City Airport

Jef Fazzio has been promoted to general manager of the SpringHill Suites Salt Lake City Airport. Fazzio started his career in hospitality as an event coordinator for Scenemakers in Salt Lake City. In 2008, he joined the Hilton Salt Lake City Airport as a sales manager and became the front office manager of that same property in 2009. In 2011, he joined the team of the SpringHill Suites Salt Lake City Airport as an operations manager II. Most recently, he was the opening assistant general manager of the Hilton Garden Inn Salt Lake City Airport.

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As Executive Head Chef, Yates plans to continue providing what he deems “the best dining experience in Salt Lake City” using fresh ingredients and as many local products as possible. He will oversee a staff of more than 17 banquet chefs and build upon the menu he recently created to include choice buffets and new plated dishes. During Yates culinary career, he has executed many high profile events and written menus for clients including Dick Cheney, Laura Bush, Governor Rick Perry, as well as many actors, musicians, foreign leaders and fortune 500 business executives. He once cooked privately for Texas Longhorn Coach Mack Brown and his guests after their National Championship win. Yates attended the Western Culinary Institute in Portland, Oregon, where he graduated in 2003 at the top of his class and received the Top Toque award. After culinary school, he accepted an internship with the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, Texas. He was kept on after his internship and promoted to a Banquet Chef.