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.

Nicolas Petrone

Nicolas Petrone implementa la estrategia de distribución de Franquicia a largo plazo para las principales marcas de IHG en Carolina del Norte, Carolina del Sur, Kentucky y Virginia. Sus responsabilidades incluyen impulsar la colocación estratégica de hoteles de nueva construcción y conversión, maximizar la calidad y el crecimiento de cada propiedad y forjar relaciones sólidas con franquiciatarios en estos mercados.

Antes de unirse a IHG, Nicolas desarrolló su experiencia en la industria hotelera durante más de una década como Director de Desarrollo de Franquicia para Choice Hotels y Director de Desarrollo de Franquicia para Wyndham Hotels and Resorts. Su amplia experiencia en el desarrollo de franquicias le ha proporcionado un profundo conocimiento de la dinámica del mercado y el crecimiento estratégico.

Fuera del trabajo, Nicolas busca emoción a través de viajes, navegación y pasar tiempo de calidad con su familia.

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.

 

Lindsey Powers

Lindsey Powers es la directora de desarrollo de franquicias de IHG en Oklahoma y el norte de Texas. En su función, Lindsey dirige los esfuerzos de desarrollo de las siete marcas principales de IHG: Holiday Inn Express, Holiday Inn, Avid Hotels, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites, Garner y Atwell Suites. Desde que se unió a IHG en 2022, Lindsey ha apoyado a desarrolladores de hoteles en el oeste y centro de los EE. UU., ayudándolos a expandirse a nuevas marcas y geografías con su enfoque basado en las relaciones para el crecimiento de Franquicia.

Antes de IHG, trabajó en la industria de dotación de personal, ayudando a las organizaciones a abordar necesidades críticas de fuerza laboral, y adquirió experiencia en bienes raíces residenciales mientras trabajaba en Berkshire Hathaway, donde desarrolló una base sólida en relaciones con los clientes y análisis de mercado. Lindsey tiene una licenciatura en Administración de Empresas de la Universidad de Eastern Illinois, donde jugó voleibol. Actualmente radicada en Austin, Texas, a Lindsey le gusta viajar, probar nuevos restaurantes y animar a los Purdue Boilermakers.

Praveen Reddy

Praveen supports the development of IHG’s Mainstream brands and growth activities for the US East team. Praveen has been with IHG since 2017 and prior to joining the Development team, led major initiatives within Hotel Lifecycle and Growth (HLG), Procurement, and Reservation Customer Care (RCC) departments. Praveen holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tennessee. Residing in Alpharetta, Georgia, Praveen is married with 2 teenage children and also enjoys playing golf, tennis and watching his Tennessee Volunteers and Dallas Cowboys.

Marie Richard

Marie Richard es Directora de Desarrollo Cartera y Luxury COE para Cartera y Alianzas Estratégicas en Europa en IHG®, una de las compañías hoteleras líderes a nivel mundial. El rol paneuropeo de Marie es responsable de desarrollar todas las marcas de IHG en colaboración con los desarrolladores regionales de IHG para cualquier acuerdo de cartera y alianzas estratégicas, incluida la colaboración de desarrollo en varios países o acuerdos de lujo complejos.

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.