Michelle Richard

Réputée pour le développement commercial chez IHG Hotels and Resorts, elle se concentre sur la croissance de l'enseigne IHG aux États-Unis et au Canada. Avec plus d’une décennie d’expérience chez IHG, il a précédemment été consultant qualité et directeur régional des ouvertures de franchises.

Élément clé du lancement des hôtels Garner , Sam a joué un rôle essentiel dans l’ouverture réussie du premier établissement à Auburn, Washington, en décembre 2023. Il excelle dans la gestion de projets, les stratégies de développement et la construction de relations solides avec le propriétaire de l'hôtel.

Avant de rejoindre IHG, Sam a travaillé comme consultant en qualité pour LRA/Deloitte et a occupé plusieurs postes d’exploitation au sein de Fairmont, Westin et W Hotels. 

Sam est titulaire d'un diplôme en gestion hôtelière de l'Institut de tourisme et d'hôtellerie du Québec et d'une licence en gestion commerciale avec une majeure en gestion hôtelière et tourisme de l'Université du Québec à Montréal.

Sam réside à Cochrane, près de Calgary en Alberta, au Canada. Pendant son temps libre, Sam aime la randonnée et le ski de fond dans les Rocheuses canadiennes, ainsi que la cuisine, le jardinage et les voyages.

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.

Merve Sakaoglu

Merve Sakaoglu est responsable du développement pour la Türkiye chez IHG Hotels & Resorts, l'une des principales sociétés hôtelières au monde. 

Dans son rôle, Merve est le moteur de l’expansion du portefeuille d’enseignes IHG dans tout le pays, notamment des opportunités de luxe, haut de gamme et grand public par le biais de structures commerciales gérées et franchisées. 

Avec plus de 15 ans d’expérience dans le secteur hôtelier, Merve a occupé différents postes de direction d’exploitation au sein d’enseignes de renommée mondiale telles que Marriott, Shangri-La, Raffles et Accor. Au siège d'Accor à Türkiye, elle a joué un rôle essentiel dans la supervision des normes de fonctionnement à l'échelle nationale, tout en apportant un soutien significatif aux initiatives de développement du groupe. 

Merve est titulaire d'un permis de la prestigieuse université d'Hacettepe et a perfectionné son expertise en marketing en poursuivant ses études à Oxford.  

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.

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.

Yuri Tsujimoto

Yuri Tsujimoto est directeur du développement pour le Japon chez IHG^®, l'un des premiers groupes hôteliers au monde. Elle est responsable du développement et de la croissance du portefeuille de l'enseigne IHG au Japon. 

Yuri has more than a decade of experience in hotel industry. Before joining IHG in 2022, she was Development Manager at Hilton, where she supported the signing of major portfolios in Japan. Prior to that she held roles in e-commerce strategy at Hilton and at Ishin Hotels Group, where she started her hospitality career as a management trainee.

Yuri holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from California State University Los Angeles in the U.S.

Nilsun Tumer

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

Nilsun has over 20 years’ rich hospitality experience in different countries and has held roles as a developer, consultant, banker and lecturer. Prior to joining IHG, she held various senior positions in Citibank, Industrial Development Bank of Turkey (TSKB), Divan Hotels, PKF hotelexperts and Hotel&More.

Nilsun earned her PhD degree in EU Economics from Marmara University, Istanbul. She also has a BSc degree in Economics from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, and completed postgraduate finance programs at University of California at Berkley and University of Southampton.

Gautam Tyagi

Gautam Tyagi est le responsable du développement pour l'Asie du Sud-Ouest chez IHG Hotels & Resorts, l'une des principales sociétés hôtelières au monde. Il est chargé de l'expansion du portefeuille de la marque IHG à travers les régions.

Avec plus de 10 ans d’expérience dans l’immobilier, Gautam a occupé des postes remarquables chez Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), HVS, Hotelivate et Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) à New Delhi.

Ses domaines d'expertise comprennent la vente d'investissement hôtelier, le conseil stratégique, l'évaluation d'hôtels, la faisabilité du marché et la gestion des revenus.

Gautam est titulaire d'un diplôme en gestion hôtelière.