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SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington
DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 AND 15d-16
OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For 11
August 2020
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
(Registrant's
name)
Broadwater
Park, Denham, Buckinghamshire, UB9 5HJ, United Kingdom
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F
Form 40-F
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contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information
to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes
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"Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): Not
applicable
EXHIBIT
INDEX
99.1
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Board
Update dated 11 August 2020
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Exhibit
No: 99.1
InterContinental
Hotels Group PLC
Board Update
11 August 2020 - InterContinental Hotels Group ("IHG") [LON:IHG,
NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] today announces that Graham Allan is to be
appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of IHG. He will
join the IHG Board with effect from 1 September 2020.
Graham is currently Senior Independent Non-Executive Director at
Intertek Group plc and Independent Non-Executive Director of
Associated British Foods plc. He also serves as a director of
private companies as Chairman of Bata Footwear, Director of
Americana Foods and Chairman of Nando's Restaurants.
He was Group Chief Executive of Dairy Farm International Holdings
Ltd, (a multi-format Asian retailer headquartered in Hong Kong),
for five years before retiring from executive roles in December
2017.
From
2003-2012, he was President and CEO of Yum Restaurants
International and led the development of global brands KFC, Pizza
Hut and Taco Bell in more than 120 international markets. During
this time, he served on the IHG Board as a Non-Executive Director
from 2010-2012, when he moved to Hong Kong as Chief Operating
Officer of Dairy Farm International. Prior to his tenure with
Yum Restaurants, he held senior positions in multi-national food
and beverage companies and worked as a management consultant at
McKinsey & Co. Inc.
Patrick Cescau, Non-Executive Chair, IHG,
commented: "Graham has
more than 40 years of high-quality strategic, commercial and brand
expertise. This significant experience, combined with Board and
senior roles at global businesses in multiple geographies, will be
a valuable addition and I look forward to welcoming Graham to the
IHG Board."
Graham will serve on the Audit and Remuneration Committees of the
IHG Board.
Pursuant to LR 9.6.13R, Graham is Senior Independent Director at
Intertek Group plc, and Non-Executive Director of Associated
British Foods plc.
For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations (Stuart Ford; Matt Kay; Rakesh
Patel)
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+44 (0)1895 512 176
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+44 (0)7527 419 431
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Media Relations (Yasmin Diamond; Mark Debenham)
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+44 (0)1895 512 097
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+44 (0)7527 424 046
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About IHG®
IHG® (InterContinental
Hotels Group) [LON:IHG,
NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global organisation with a broad portfolio of
hotel brands, including Six Senses Hotels
Resorts Spas, Regent Hotels &
Resorts, InterContinental® Hotels
& Resorts, Kimpton® Hotels
& Restaurants, Hotel
Indigo®, EVEN® Hotels, HUALUXE® Hotels
and Resorts, Crowne
Plaza® Hotels
& Resorts, voco™, Holiday
Inn® Hotels
& Resorts , Holiday Inn
Express®, Holiday
Inn Club Vacations®, avid™
hotels, Staybridge
Suites®, Atwell
Suites™,
and Candlewood
Suites®.
IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns more than 5,900 hotels and
approximately 883,000 guest rooms in more than 100 countries, with
over 1,900 hotels in its development pipeline. IHG also
manages IHG® Rewards
Club, our global loyalty
programme, which has more than 100 million enrolled
members.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is
incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.
Approximately 400,000 people work across IHG's hotels and corporate
offices globally.
Visit www.ihg.com for
hotel information and reservations and www.ihgrewardsclub.com for
more on IHG Rewards Club. For our latest news,
visit: https://www.ihgplc.com/en/news-and-media and
follow us on social media at: https://twitter.com/ihgcorporate, www.facebook.com/ihgcorporate and www.linkedin.com/company/intercontinental-hotels-group.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
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(Registrant)
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By:
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/s/ F. Cuttell
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Name:
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F.
CUTTELL
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Title:
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ASSISTANT
COMPANY SECRETARY
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Date:
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11 August 2020
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