Carolyn Hervert

Carolyn is responsible for the growth of our lifestyle collections and premium brands across the Southwestern region of the US. Prior to joining IHG, Carolyn spent several years as the Senior Investment Director for NuovoRE, a private owner and developer of historic adaptive reuse lifestyle and luxury hotels across the country. During her tenure, Carolyn was responsible for both asset management of the existing hotel portfolio and development of the pipeline projects, while specializing in Opportunity Zone and Historic Tax Credit investments. As one of the first hires, she created investment models and projections to quickly scale the company. Prior to its merger with Hyatt, Carolyn developed hotels on behalf of Two Roads Hospitality to expand Thompson, AlilA, Joie de Vivre, tommie and Destination brands across the US and Mexico. Carolyn also worked for Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB), where she asset managed properties with a focus on the Western region. Carolyn graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Hotel Administration and is an advisory board member for the Cornell Real Estate Council (CREC Women). She lives with her husband in Denver where they enjoy hiking, skiing, running, and spending time with friends.

Aubrey Hiebert

Aubrey es gerente sénior de desarrollo comercial en IHG Hotels & Resorts, con sede en Atlanta, Georgia. Apoya el desarrollo de las marcas Luxury & Lifestyle y Premium de IHG, así como las actividades de crecimiento del equipo de EE. UU. y Canadá. Antes de ocupar su puesto actual, Aubrey era gerente en el equipo de Transacciones y Gestión de Activos de IHG. Antes de incorporarse a IHG en 2019, Aubrey trabajó como analista en Hilton en McLean, Virginia. Aubrey se graduó de la Universidad de Cornell con un título en Administración Hotelera.

Pathana Jitsaereetham

Pathana Jitsaereetham es Directora de Desarrollo para Tailandia, el Sudeste Asiático y Corea en IHG^®, una de las compañías hoteleras líderes en el mundo. Pathana es responsable del crecimiento estratégico de la cartera de IHG en Tailandia.

Prior to joining IHG, Pathana was Development Manager at Asset World Corp (AWC) and Central Pattana (CPN), leading real estate and hotel developers in Thailand. He was also previously Development & Asset Management Manager at Nova Asset Management, a hotel consulting firm based in Thailand.

Pathana holds an MBA from University of Strathclyde, UK and a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.

Farkhad Kamilov

Farkhad Kamilov is Development Manager for Poland at IHG®, one of the world’s leading hotel companies. He is responsible for developing IHG’s brands across Poland through franchise and management agreements and working collaboratively with development partners to deliver strong returns for owners.

Farkhad joined IHG in 2010, starting at the 5-star luxury InterContinental Budapest as part of his finance graduate program. Since then, his international career has spanned various finance roles in Hungary, Austria and the UK at both hotel and corporate levels. Prior to his current position, Farkhad worked in Investment Analysis providing business partnering to IHG Europe’s development team in the fields of feasibility, deal structuring, contract valuation and IHG board approvals.

Farkhad is a graduate of Hotelschool The Hague in the Netherlands and attained a CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting. He is currently pursuing his CIMA Professional Qualification.

Arik Kono

Arik spearheads new-build and conversion hotel development activity across the southern United States and the Caribbean for IHG’s upscale brands. With over 20 years of experience, Arik specializes in hotel real estate development. As Vice President, North America Development and Acquisitions for Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Arik delivered against global growth objectives by expanding the development pipeline across all segments and project types. He was responsible for developing seven of Starwood’s nine franchise brands, including Four Points by Sheraton, Aloft, Element, Sheraton, Westin, Le Meridien, and Luxury Collection in the United States and the Caribbean. During football season, Arik never misses an opportunity to watch his alma mater, the University of Alabama. Additionally, he is an avid golfer and enjoys traveling and spending time at home with his two dogs.

Alexey Korobkin

Alexey Korobkin is the Senior Development Director MEA at IHG^®, one of the world’s leading hotel companies. He joined IHG in 2021 and was responsible for leading the expansion of IHG’s brand portfolio in the Russia, CIS, Georgia, Ukraine & Baltics region through franchise and management agreements. Since 2022 he joined the MEA team and is looking after among others the expansion in the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia, Egypt, Oman, Kuwait and further countries.

Prior to joining IHG in 2021, Alexey spent 8 years in development roles at Azimut Hotels, Marriott International and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). In that time, Alexey helped to expand the portfolio of brands in the region and drive strong returns for owners. Prior to working in hotel development, Alexey headed the Moscow Consulting & Valuation practice of HVS Global Hospitality Services, where he specialized in strategic consulting, valuations and investment advisory across Russia & the CIS.

Alexey also worked for various hotel management companies within the hospitality industry across Europe, USA and Russia in operational departments including Rooms Division, Revenue Management and Food & Beverage.

Alexey obtained a BSc in Economics and Finance from the University of London, and holds an MBA in Hotel Management from César Ritz, Switzerland.

Alex Kuhl

Como vicepresidente sénior regional de desarrollo de IHG Hotels & Resorts, Alex Kuhl supervisa la negociación y ejecución de acuerdos de gestión de marca, empresas conjuntas y oportunidades de franquicia para IHG marca en todo Estados Unidos y Canadá. Con una experiencia especializada en los segmentos de lujo, estilo de vida y productos premium, los casi treinta años de experiencia de Alex en puestos de liderazgo en el sector hotelero incluyen la creación de colaboraciones estratégicas y la consecución de acuerdos transformadores en mercados con altas barreras de entrada. Desde que se unió a IHG en abril 2003, ha asumido funciones de mayor responsabilidad en las áreas de desarrollo, operaciones, comercialización y ventas y marketing de la compañía. Alex posee una licenciatura en historia por la Universidad de Denison y un certificado en inversión inmobiliaria hotelera y gestión de activos por la Universidad de Cornell.

Nishant Kumar

Nishant Kumar is the Director of Development for South West Asia at IHG®, responsible for the development and growth of IHG’s brand portfolio across the region.

Nishant has over 18 years of experience in Real Estate, Infrastructure and the hospitality industry. Since joining IHG in 2017, he has been instrumental in expanding IHG’s brand footprint across the South West Asia region. His key signings include the debut of the Staybridge Suites brand in Bengaluru, the ‘Silicon Valley of India’, InterContinental Bengaluru, and relaunching the InterContinental brand in Sri Lanka with the signing of InterContinental Colombo. He also led the signing of a four-hotel portfolio deal under Holiday Inn brand family, which uniquely positions IHG as the first international operator in the Buddhist Circuit of India.

Prior to IHG, Nishant was with Starwood Hotel & Resorts where he was a key member of its i100 plan to induce strong growth momentum for its brands in SWA region.. Before joining Starwood, Nishant was with DLF Limited, where he represented the ownership core team to form the DLF-Hilton joint venture in India, as well as the acquisition of Aman Resorts portfolio in 2007.

Nishant holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, majoring in Finance with a minor in Economics and received his PGDBA from IMT Ghaziabad.

Shi'ai Liang

Shi'ai Liang is the Senior Development Director for South East Asia & Korea at IHG^®, one of the world’s leading hotel companies. She is responsible for the expansion of IHG’s brand portfolio across South East Asia & Korea, particularly in Malaysia, Maldives and Cambodia.

Shi'ai joined IHG with over 14 years of experience in hotel development. Prior to IHG, she was Vice President, Head of Development APAC for Blueground, the world's leading flexible living operator. During her time with Blueground, she signed strategic partnership agreements for Blueground's entry into Japan and Thailand. Before Blueground, she held hotel development roles with Marriott International, Rosewood Hotel Group, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and Pan Pacific Hotels Group.

Shi’ai holds a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture degree from the National University of Singapore and a Master of Management in Hospitality from Cornell University, with a concentration in real estate finance.