IHG continues to boost Asia Pacific marketing and sales team with seven key appointments
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IHG continues to boost Asia Pacific marketing and sales team with seven key appointments
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Category: Asia Pacific - Careers
- Appointments
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2008-07-15
Team additions to drive continued growth and success of IHG's brands in Asia Pacific
IHG Asia Pacific today announced seven key appointments to its marketing and sales leadership team in the region, specifically designed to drive brand performance and support the accelerated expansion of the IHG brands in the Asia Pacific region.
Jonathan Mills has been appointed vice president of sales, IHG Asia Pacific. He was previously vice president of sales, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Europe. An award-winning hospitality sales and marketing executive, Jonathan brings more than 21 years of industry experience to his new role. Jonathan previously held senior sales and marketing positions with both Hilton International and Forte and Le Meridien Hotels.
Edwin Yap Hawson has been appointed vice president, brands for IHG Asia Pacific. Edwin joins IHG directly from Johnson and Johnson China where he was responsible for building several of J&J's strategic brands. Edwin has also previously held senior marketing management positions Procter & Gamble in China, Philippines, Taiwan and Japan. Edwin's primary responsibility will be championing and continuing to strengthen the IHG brand portfolio and unique guest experience in Asia Pacific.
Communications veteran Eric Lee has been appointed vice president, communications, IHG Asia Pacific, responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction for corporate, brand and internal communications in the region. Eric has over 20 years of experience in public relations and corporate communications and has held both in-house and agency consulting roles, including serving as vice president of communications for Unilever and director for the corporate and financial practice with Burson-Marsteller.
Allan Yip, as head of Hotel Indigo, will be based in Singapore as IHG establishes the Indigo brand in Asia Pacific. The newest member recently added to the IHG brand family in Asia, Hotel Indigo is the industry's first branded boutique hotel experience and is uniquely designed for guests who desire affordable luxury, personal service and an alternative to traditional hotels without sacrificing any of the business amenities they expect.
As the newly appointed director of consumer insights for IHG Asia Pacific, Roshni Pandey will be leading a team dedicated to gaining in-depth understanding of consumers in Asia Pacific. Roshni brings with her more than 10 years of consumer insight and market research experience, both from the client and research agency side.
Bruce Ryde has taken on the role of area director of sales and marketing, Southern Asia and Korea. Bruce started his sales and marketing career with IHG in 2002. He was most recently based in Bangkok as the area director of sales and marketing for Thailand. Bruce will be responsible for developing campaigns to maximise brand performance and stakeholder value for IHG's portfolio of hotels within Southeast Asia, the Indian sub-continent and South Korea.
Sheo Shanker Rai has been appointed manager, public relations and communications for IHG Asia Pacific, responsible for managing media relations across the region on behalf of IHG and its various hotel brands. Prior to this, he served as head, marketing communications, for the Singapore Economic Development Board. He previously worked in public relations agencies and also at the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Gary Rosen, senior vice president, sales and marketing, Asia Pacific, said: "These recent additions to the Asia Pacific Marketing and Sales Team is about continuing to strengthen IHG's position and guest preference in the region. Each new member of the team brings a dimension of experience, expertise and leadership designed to create a next generation guest experience that is unmatched the industry. IHG is privileged and incredibly proud to have such a dynamic Marketing and Sales team in Asia Pacific. The exceptional talent and skill of this team is well poised to drive and support IHG's aggressive growth and leadership position in the Asia Pacific region."
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