Miguel Martins

Miguel Martins is the Head of Development for Northern Europe at IHG®, one of the world’s leading hotel companies. He is responsible for leading and developing IHG’s brand portfolio across Northern Europe, covering 17 countries, and identifying new business opportunities.

Miguel and his team work collaboratively with development partners to deliver value for both franchised and managed hotels across luxury, upscale and mainstream brands. In his tenure with IHG, he has since signed over 40 new deals across the Northern Europe region.

With extensive international experience in hotel development and hotel operations, he has been involved in over 20 projects in Europe, including Portugal, Spain and Poland. Prior to joining IHG in 2015, Miguel co-founded Polish Hotel Company, a strategic growth Partner, responsible for the roll out of some of IHG’s most well-known brands in Poland, such as Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Hotel Indigo and Crowne Plaza.

Miguel also worked as a Senior Consultant at an international hotel & asset management company based in Portugal where he was involved on various projects under local and international brands and experienced several functions in hotel operations.

Elena McGarry

Elena McGarry is the Development Manager for DACH at IHG®, one of the world’s leading hotel companies. She is responsible for the development and growth of IHG’s brand portfolio across the DACH region, particularly in Germany and Austria.

Mudassir Naqib

Mudassir Naqib is the Development Director for South West Asia at IHG®, one of the world’s leading hotel companies. He is responsible for the development and growth of IHG’s brand portfolio across the region.

Ram Narayanan

Ram Narayanan is the Senior Development Manager for Indonesia at IHG®, one of the world’s leading hotel companies. He is responsible for the expansion of IHG’s brand portfolio across Indonesia.

Ram brings over 14 years of real estate and project experience across Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Prior to IHG, he was with Pomeroy Studio in Singapore as property & real estate associate. Prior to that, he was Head of Business Development and International Sales at Sinar Mas Land in Indonesia, where he specialised in negotiations for international joint ventures and managed property development cycles, with some exposure to hotel resort planning and management contracts.

His past experience also includes roles in the proptech sector with Cloud Kitchens, management consulting with Deloitte, and with the Malaysian Government as a public transport regulator. 

Ram holds an Honours degree in Economics from the University of Durham and has lived and worked across 5 countries.

Elliot Newton

Elliot Newton is the Development Director for UK & Ireland at IHG®, one of the world’s leading hotel companies. He is responsible for growing IHG's development opportunities encompassing luxury, upscale and mainstream opportunities through managed and franchised deal structures in one of IHG’s key global markets.

Prior to joining IHG, he was most recently Development Director for Louvre Hotels Group, where he established the development & asset management strategy for the Group in the UK & Ireland.

Born and raised in Teesside, Elliot studied at Newcastle University before working in a broad spectrum of roles across the hospitality sector. He began his career at Holiday Inn Scotch Corner, with Cairn Hotel Group, before progressing into various corporate office roles at IHG Hotels & Resorts and Hilton.

James Oh

James Oh is Development Director for South East Asia & Korea at IHG®, one of the world’s leading hotel companies. Based in Seoul, James is responsible for the strategic growth of IHG brands in Korea. 

James brings 14 years of experience in real estate and hospitality industry, in various roles in some of the largest real estate asset management firms in Korea, from investments to ownership and asset management of hotels. With his knowledge and experience in hotel ownership companies, James has a strong understanding of the needs of hotel owners and is well versed to provide creative investment structures to drive successful outcomes.

Prior to joining IHG, he was Investment Director for Aju Hotels & Resorts, where he successfully led an acquisition of four hotels in the U.S. with diversified structures. Prior to Aju, James was the Head of Hotel Investment at Mirae Asset Global Investments where he led multi-billion dollar hotel investment deals and handled the firm's hotel group strategies. Before joining Mirae, he was with IGIS AMC where he spearheaded outbound commercial real estate investments.

James also held various roles in hotel brokerage and consultancy. He was previously the Country Representative for Hodges Ward Elliott, where he led the firm’s brokerage business development in Asia, and provided tailored solutions for investors hotel acquisitions.

James holds a Bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management from New York University and is a registered fund manager in the Republic of Korea.

عمر عثمان

يشغل عمر عثمان ، الذي يتخذ من دبي مقراً له ، منصب مدير أول التطوير - الشرق الأوسط وإفريقيا في فنادق ومنتجعات ®IHG . وهو يركز على توسيع تواجد مجموعة فنادق إنتركونتيننتال IHG في شمال أفريقيا ، والعمل عن كثب مع مالك والمستثمرين لتقديم مشاريع مؤثرة تتماشى مع العلامة التجارية المعترف بها عالميًا من IHG.

وقبل توليه هذا المنصب ، شغل عمر منصب مدير الحسابات الدولية في مجموعة فنادق إنتركونتيننتال IHG ، حيث أدار شركة الخطوط الجوية الرئيسية وشراكة الشركات ، مما أدى إلى نمو الحساب وتقديم حلول مبتكرة عززت العلامة التجارية في الأسواق المتنوعة. وقد ساعدته خبرته في التخطيط الاستراتيجي وتحليل السوق وإدارة العلاقات في جعله شريكًا موثوقًا به لأصحاب المصالح في قطاع الضيافة.

حصل عمر على بكالوريوس العلوم في إدارة الضيافة والسياحة من جامعة Sagesse مع شهادة أكاديمية من Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne. يجيد عمر اللغة العربية والفرنسية والإنجليزية ، ويجمع بين رؤيته العالمية والنهج القائم على النتائج لتقديم القيمة وخلق الفرص لنمو مجموعة فنادق إنتركونتيننتال (IHG) المستمر في المناطق.

Nicolas Petrone

يقوم نيكولا بترون بتنفيذ استراتيجية توزيع منح الامتياز طويلة الأجل للعلامات التجارية الرئيسية في مجموعة فنادق إنتركونتيننتال IHG في نورث كارولينا وساوث كارولينا وكنتاكي وفيرجينيا. تشمل مسؤولياته دفع عجلة التنسيب الاستراتيجي لفنادق جديدة وتحويل ، وزيادة جودة كل فندق ، وإقامة علاقات قوية مع متلقي الامتياز في هذه الأسواق.

قبل انضمامه إلى مجموعة فنادق إنتركونتيننتال IHG ، طور نيكولاس خبرته في مجال صناعة الفندقة على مدار أكثر من عقد من الزمن كمدير لمنح الامتياز للتطوير لمجموعة مختارة من الفنادق ومدير منح الامتياز للتطوير لفنادق ومنتجعات ويندهام. وقد زودته خبرته الواسعة في مجال منح الامتياز بالتطوير بفهم عميق لديناميكيات السوق والنمو الاستراتيجي.

خارج العمل ، يسعى نيكولاس إلى الإثارة من خلال السفر وركوب القوارب وقضاء وقت ممتع مع عائلته.

Fabrizio Piolanti

Fabrizio Piolanti is Director Development for Italy at IHG^®, one of the world’s leading hotel companies. He is responsible for the expansion of IHG’s brand portfolio in Italy.

Fabrizio boasts an extensive knowledge of the Italian market with over 15 years of experience in corporate roles, operations, and consulting. Prior to IHG, he was Development Director at Marriott International and has executed both limited and premium brands projects, in urban and resort destinations. He also gained experience in EY’s and JLL’s Hospitality teams in Milan, where he led multiple operator selection processes, valuations, feasibility studies and transaction assignments.

Fabrizio holds a master’s degree in Tourism economics from Bocconi University in Milan.