Marie Richard

Marie Richard is Senior Development Manager for Portfolios and Strategic Alliances in Europe at IHG®, one of the world’s leading hotel companies. Marie’s pan-European role is responsible for developing all IHG’s brands in collaboration with IHG regional developers for any portfolio deals and strategic alliances, including multi-country development partnerships or complex luxury deals.

Prior to IHG, Marie worked for Jin Jiang / Louvre Hotels Group for seven years where she had a progressive career from an International Development Analyst to Asset & Investment Manager and was most recently an M&A Manager, where she worked on several portfolio acquisitions for the group in Europe and Brazil. She was also in charge of International Operations for South America and India, in coordination with local operational offices.

Marie is an Honours graduate of HEC Paris Business School in France where she followed a Master in Management in Corporate Finance.

صموئيل ريتشارد

صموئيل ريتشارد هو مدير تطوير الأعمال في فنادق ومنتجعات IHG ، حيث يركز على قيادة نمو العلامة التجارية في مجموعة فنادق إنتركونتيننتال IHG في الولايات المتحدة وكندا. مع أكثر من عشر سنوات من الخبرة في IHG ، عمل سابقًا كمستشار ومدير إقليمي لمنح الامتياز.

لعب سام دورًا أساسيًا في الافتتاح الناجح لأول فندق في أوبورن بولاية واشنطن في ديسمبر 2023 ، وهو أحد المساهمين الرئيسيين في إطلاق فنادق غارنر . يبرع في إدارة المشاريع واستراتيجيات النمو وبناء علاقات قوية مع فندق مالك.

قبل الانضمام إلى IHG ، عمل سام كمستشار للجودة مع LRA / Deloitte وتقلد مناصب تشغيلية مختلفة مع فنادق فيرمونت ، وويستين ، ودبليو. 

سام حاصل على دبلوم في إدارة الضيافة من معهد السياحة والفندق في كيبيك ودرجة البكالوريوس في إدارة الأعمال مع تخصص في السياحة وإدارة الضيافة من جامعة كيبيك في مونتريال.

يقيم سام في كوكرين ، بالقرب من كالجاري في ألبرتا ، كندا. يستمتع سام في أوقات فراغه بالمشي لمسافات طويلة والتزلج الريفي على الثلج في جبال روكي الكندية ، فضلاً عن الطهي والبستنة والسفر.

Misty Roe

Misty Roe supports the development functions for IHG’s upscale brands in the northeast, southeast and midwestern United States. She assists in identifying new development opportunities and retaining existing assets in IHG’s portfolio. Prior to joining IHG, Misty worked on the Franchise Development team at Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, respectively. In her personal time, Misty enjoys gathering with her family and friends, taking her dog to get fresh air at the park, and lending a helping hand to local animal rescue groups.

Philip Ryan

Philip Ryan is Director of Development for Japan and Director of Capital Investments & Transactions for Asia Pacific. Based in Tokyo, he is responsible for working with hotel investors and owners on new hotels and conversions and executing IHG’s strategic growth in Japan and the region.

ميرفي ساكا أوغلو

ميرف ساكا أوغلو هي مديرة التطوير الأولى في مجموعة فنادق ومنتجعات IHG ، وهي إحدى الشركات الفندقية الرائدة في العالم. 

من خلال دورها ، تقود ميرف التوسع في مجموعة فنادق إنتركونتيننتال IHG المتنوعة في جميع أنحاء البلاد ، بما في ذلك الفرص الفاخرة والراقية والرائدة من خلال هياكل الصفقات المدارة ومنح الامتياز. 

مع أكثر من 15 سنة من الخبرة الواسعة في مجال الضيافة ، تقلد ميرف مناصب قيادية تشغيلية مختلفة في العلامة التجارية المشهورة عالميًا مثل ماريوت وشانغريلا ورافلز وأكور. في المكتب الرئيسي لشركة Accor Türkiye ، لعبت دورًا محوريًا في الإشراف على المعايير التشغيلية في جميع أنحاء البلاد مع تقديم دعم كبير لمبادرات التطوير الخاصة بالمجموعة. 

ميرفي حاصلة على درجة البكالوريوس من جامعة هاسيتيب المرموقة وشحذت خبرتها في مجال التسويق من خلال دراستها في أكسفورد.  

Abhijay Sandilya

Abhijay Sandilya is Managing Director - Japan at IHG®, one of the world’s leading hotel companies. He is responsible for the company’s strategic growth, performance and operations in Japan.

Prior to taking on this role in October 2021, Abhijay spent nearly 6 years with IHG in Australia where he most recently led IHG’s Development team as VP Development - Japan, Australasia, Pacific. Together with his team in Sydney and Tokyo, he was responsible for IHG’s biggest years of signings and openings on record in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, New Caledonia and Micronesia – signing almost 60 deals and reshaping the JAPAC region from 60 operating hotels in 2016 to more than 140 open and pipeline hotels today.

Key signings in his time with IHG have included the Appi Kogen portfolio, IHG’s biggest conversion deal in more than a decade in Japan, the first voco and Vignette Collection hotels globally, and market entries for Hotel Indigo, Kimpton and Regent.

Prior to his time at IHG, Abhijay worked for Whitbread PLC and the Jumeirah Group in Singapore and Dubai holding key leadership positions working on hotel real estate acquisitions for the groups working across markets in the Middle East, Africa and the Asia Pacific regions.

Abhijay has lived and worked in eight countries and holds a Master’s degree from Erasmus University’s Rotterdam School of Management.

Stacy Soffer

Stacy is Director of Development for Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants where she focuses on the growth and retention of Kimpton’s portfolio through sourcing, evaluating, and securing new franchise and management opportunities in the US, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Prior to joining Kimpton, Stacy was Director of Feasibility and Development Planning at Marriott International where she led hotel underwriting and business intelligence to support new hotel development, conversions, and renovation/repositioning opportunities. Stacy started her hospitality career at Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide where she took on increased responsibilities over her tenure at the company, including roles on the Global Development Team as well as serving as Associate Director of North America Feasibility, Development and Investment Analysis. Stacy holds a bachelor’s degree from the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics at the University of Delaware. Stacy lives in Connecticut with her husband and two young sons. In her free time Stacy enjoys, being outdoors, hiking, gardening, and visiting the beach.

Andrzej Szymczyk

Andrzej Szymczyk is Development Director for Poland & Eastern Europe at IHG®, one of the world’s leading hotel companies. He is responsible for leading and growing IHG’s portfolio through franchise and management agreements.

Andrzej has over 15 years of extensive international experience in the hospitality industry across various hotel departments, especially in large hotel groups as well as independent hotels covering a large variety of property types. He is well positioned to help owners optimise their asset and recommending the most appropriate brand and design solutions for their properties.

Matthew Tripolone

Matthew Tripolone is Managing Director - Australasia & Pacific at IHG®, one of the world’s leading hotel companies. He is responsible for the company’s strategic growth, performance and operations in the Australasia & Pacific region.

Matthew was previously based in Dubai as Vice President of Development for IHG’s Middle East & Africa region since 2018, where he built and led the team that signed 17,000 keys, delivering unparalleled growth and signings for the Group, including the first Kimpton in MEA, and the world’s largest Crowne Plaza and voco hotels in the world.

Prior to that, Matthew headed development for IHG in Australasia & Japan, where he was responsible for IHG’s growth and doubled the annual signings, including iconic properties including InterContinental Perth, Crowne Plaza Christchurch, Crowne Plaza Sydney Darling Harbour and InterContinental Hayman Island Resort, as well as the renewal of several strategic portfolios for the group.

He joined IHG in 2014 from Accor Hotels where he held the role of General Manager, Development – Pacific, since 2008. Prior to that Matthew has worked for a number of leading real estate and advisory companies specialising in development, planning and site acquisition.

Matthew holds a Bachelor of Arts and Masters in Urban & Regional Planning from the University of Sydney.