InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is deeply saddened to announce the death of Mr Stevan Porter, President Americas Region

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August 08, 2008 // Franchising.com // IHG announced on 14 July that Steve Porter, President of IHG's Americas region, had relinquished his responsibilities due to medical reasons. IHG is now saddened to announce that Mr Porter passed away in Los Angeles, California, on 7 August, following a short illness, aged 53.

David Webster, Chairman, InterContinental Hotels Group plc, said:

"Steve Porter served as a Director of IHG with great distinction. He was an outstanding executive and a passionate supporter of the company. Steve commanded the fullest respect and affection of everyone in our industry. We are deeply saddened by his death and our sympathies are with his family."

As previously stated, IHG Finance Director, Richard Solomons, has been appointed President of the Americas region on an interim basis, in addition to his existing duties.

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Stevan Porter (aged 53) - President, Americas Region, IHG

Stevan Porter was responsible for the group's Americas region. He joined the group in 2001 and was appointed to the Board in 2003. A 32-year veteran of the hospitality industry and graduate of Miami University (Ohio), he received his Master of Business Administration degree from Xavier University.

He began his career in the hospitality industry in 1976 with Stouffer Hotels. From 1990 to 2001, he worked for Hilton Hotels Corporation in a number of senior management roles.

He was a member of the Board of Directors for the IAHI Owner's Association and was a member and past Chairman of the Business Advisory Council for the Richard T. Farmer School of Business at Miami University (Ohio).

Stevan was immediate past Chairman of the American Hotel & Lodging Association Government Affairs Committee, Chairman of the Discover America Partnership, and Vice Chairman of the Travel Business Roundtable.

Notes to Editors:

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is one of the world's largest hotel groups by number of rooms. IHG owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, almost 4,000 hotels and more than 590,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites® and Hotel Indigo®, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club® Rewards with over 37 million members worldwide.

IHG pioneered the travel industry's first collaborative response to environmental issues as founder of the International Hotels and Environment Initiative (IHEI). The environment and local communities remain at the heart of IHG's global corporate responsibility focus. IHG is the first major hotel group to have measured the environmental and carbon footprints of hotels that operate under our brands globally and is in the process of setting reduction targets.

With more than 1,600 hotels in its development pipeline, IHG needs to recruit around 150,000 people over the next few years to meet its global expansion plans.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.

IHG offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at www.ihg.com and information for the Priority Club Rewards programme at www.priorityclub.com. For the latest news from IHG, visit our online Press Office at www.ihg.com/media

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