Ben Castro

Ben directs the expansion of IHG’s Luxury, Lifestyle and Premium brands in the greater Pacific Northwest. A hotel industry professional, Ben previously served as the Director of Franchise Sales and Development, for Wyndham Hotels. Outside of the office, Ben spends his free time traveling, playing golf, and rooting for the Bruins.

Bryan Chan

Bryan Chan is Vice President, Development for South East Asia & Korea at IHG^®, one of the world’s leading hotel companies. Based in Singapore, Bryan oversees the strategic expansion of IHG’s brands across the region, building and strengthening stakeholder relationships and leading a team of highly experienced developers based in-market.

Since joining IHG in 2014, Bryan has assumed roles of increased leadership and responsibility over the years in the Development function, moving from Manager to Senior Director and worked across many markets including Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines, South Korea, and Vietnam. He worked in IHG’s Windsor headquarters for a year on large scale complex projects including the landmark Novum partnership in Germany.
 

Bryan has 15 years of deal-making experience across multiple industries including hospitality real estate, energy, infrastructure, transport and industrials and has a breadth of knowledge across hospitality, real estate, commercial, marketing, and corporate and project finance. Prior to his role in IHG, he managed Asia transactions at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and worked as an analyst at Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong.

Bryan holds an M.A. in International Relations from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelors degree in Business Administration and Political Economy from the University of California, Berkeley.
 

Oscar Chavez

Oscar is responsible for driving the growth of IHG’s preferred brands across Mexico. His duties include promoting IHG’s brand portfolio, prospecting investors, acquiring and developing hotels, and executing management and franchise contracts. Over his 25-year hospitality industry career, Oscar has held positions within commercial, marketing, and hotel development and acquisitions with leading hotel companies including IHG, Starwood, Accor, and Posadas Group. He’s also played key roles in the planning, launch, and promotion of notable hotel brands in Mexico and Cuba, such as Ibis Hotels, Golden Tulip, One Hotels, Aloft, and Krystal Urban Hotels. Oscar holds an undergraduate degree in Tourism Administration from the Technologic University of Mexico and a post-graduate degree in Human Resources Management and a diploma in Finance from Panamerican University. When in need of excitement, Oscar enjoys coaching and playing flag football and soccer with his three daughters as well as touring through Mexico with his wife.

Greg Childs

Greg Childs is 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, Greg was an Executive Vice President in the JLL Hotels & Hospitality team with a specific focus on hotel operator selection, contract negotiation and development advisory. 

He has over 20 years of experience in the hospitality sector, having advised numerous clients on hotel developments and investments throughout the EMEA region. During his career, Greg has been involved in investment and advisory work for hotel schemes ranging from budget hotels to major mixed-use resorts and prime luxury hotels. 

Greg holds a MSc in Real Estate Management from The University of Exeter and is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Anna Church

Anna Church is Development Manager for Australasia & Pacific region at IHG®, one of the world’s leading hotel companies. She is responsible for supporting the development and growth of IHG’s portfolio of brands across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

Prior to joining IHG, she worked for PKF hotelexperts in London where she led feasibility studies and valuations in more than 15 countries across Europe and North America over the past four years. Anna also has operational experience having held supervisory positions in restaurant operations across three properties for the Dorchester Collection in the UK.

Anna is an alumnus of the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne in Switzerland, from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in International Hospitality Management with Honours, specializing in Finance.

Margaret Crowell

Margaret supports the development of IHG’s Luxury, Lifestyle, & Premium brands and growth initiatives across the Western region of the USA and Canada. Prior to joining the Development team, Margaret gained valuable experience as a member of IHG’s market planning and feasibility team where she supported the Western USA and MLAC regions. Before joining IHG,  Margaret graduated from Cornell University with her Master’s of Management in Hospitality from the Cornell Johnson School of Business and Nolan School of Hotel Administration. In her free time, Margaret enjoys the outdoors, traveling to new places and listening to live music.

Jaideep Dang

Jaideep Dang is the Head of Development for South West Asia at IHG Hotels & Resorts, responsible for driving IHG’s growth strategy across the region.

Jaideep brings with him over 22 years of deep and diverse experience in the hospitality and real estate sectors, with a proven track record of delivering results across geographies. He joins IHG from JLL India, where, as Managing Director – Hotels & Hospitality Group, he led the advisory and transactions business for India and South Asia. Under his leadership, the business established a market leading position in hotel investment sales, and built a strong, high performing team recognised for delivering outstanding advisory on hotel project feasibilities, valuations, management contracts, and development strategies. Prior to JLL, Jaideep spent eight years with The Oberoi Group as Senior Vice President, Strategic Development.

François de Laveaucoupet

François de Laveaucoupet is the Development Director for Europe at IHG®, one of the world’s leading hotel companies. He is responsible for the development & growth of IHG’s brand portfolio across France.

Francois brings over 10 years of experience in hospitality property investment and hotel acquisition. Prior to IHG, he was most recently the Senior Vice President of Investment at GCP Hospitality where he was responsible for leading the hotel investment strategy in the Europe and Asia Pacific hospitality real estate markets. He participated in the acquisition of over 25 hotels around the world representing more than USD 2.5B in face value.

Francois holds a Masters in Finance from the ESSCA Business School.

Trong Khoa Dinh

Trong Khoa Dinh is the Senior Development Manager for SEAK at IHG®, one of the world’s leading hotel companies. He is responsible for the development and growth of IHG’s brand portfolio across South East Asia & Korea, particularly in Vietnam.