Ricardo Lopez Named Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Latin America & Caribbean, for IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group)
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Ricardo Lopez Named Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Latin America & Caribbean, for IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group)
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This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2011-05-03
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)], the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, and the leading international hotel company in Latin America, today named Ricardo Lopez, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Latin America & Caribbean.
Lopez, a senior executive at IHG since 2005, will oversee all aspects of sales, marketing, and revenue management for the region’s 75 hotels. He will also serve as the liaison between the International Association of Holiday Inns (IAHI) and the region’s sales and marketing team.
Prior to joining IHG, Lopez served in several capacities within Grupo TACA, where he was a key member of the team responsible for the positive transformation of the company’s revenue performance. During his six years at TACA, he oversaw the company’s revenue strategy and was responsible for substantially improving several key departments.
In his most recent capacity at IHG, Lopez served as Vice President of IHG’s Global Strategy and Corporate Development. He has played a key role in IHG’s strategic decisions, working closely with the organization’s Executive Committee and senior leaders of Global Sales and Marketing, Global Technology, and the Americas region.
He was instrumental in the development and execution of numerous key projects, including expansion strategies for IHG’s global guest loyalty program, Priority Club® Rewards, and most recently the InterContinental Alliance Resorts Program.
“Ricardo brings great expertise, along with a long track record of success in brand development, loyalty programs, technology and strategy,” said Eric Pearson, Chief Marketing Officer, Americas, IHG. “He has worked very closely with IHG’s global sales and marketing organization, and as importantly, is passionate about growing the business in this evolving region.”
“We are delighted to have someone with Ricardo’s pan-regional experience taking on this vital role on the Americas Sales & Marketing team,” adds Alvaro Diago, COO, Latin America & Caribbean, IHG. “I have no doubts he will be a key player in our region’s long-term success.”
“I look forward to working with everyone across IHG’s enterprise in Latin America and the Caribbean,” concludes Lopez. “We have the most powerful hotel brands in the region, complemented with a team of individuals who are among the industry’s top professionals. Together we will be furthering our company’s drive to create Great Hotels Guests Love.”
Lopez has a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a degree in Economics from Escuela Superior de Economia y Negocios El Salvador.
IHG has 75 hotels across Latin America and the Caribbean, throughout 20 countries and territories, and has been serving Latin America for 65 years.
About InterContinental Hotels Group
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms. IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns, through various subsidiaries, over 4,400 hotels and more than 640,000 guest rooms in 100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognized and respected hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites® and Candlewood Suites® and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty program, Priority Club® Rewards with 56 million members worldwide.
IHG has almost 1,300 hotels in its development pipeline, which is expected to create 160,000 jobs worldwide over the next few years.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.
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