Deanna Oppenheimer

Non-Executive Chair

Appointed to the Board

1 June 2022

Committee Membership

Remuneration and Nomination Committees

Skills and experience

Deanna is a founder of CameoWorks, LLC, an advisory firm to CEO’s of early-stage technology companies, and BoardReady. Between 2005 and 2011, Deanna worked at Barclays plc where she was Chief Operating Officer of the UK business before becoming CEO of UK and Western Europe Retail Banking and subsequently Vice Chair, Global Retail Banking. Prior to this, Deanna was the President of Consumer Banking at Washington Mutual, Inc. She previously held a number of Non-Executive board positions, including with Tesco PLC (as Senior Independent Director), Whitbread PLC, Worldpay, Inc., and AXA S.A., amongst others.

Board contribution

Deanna has extensive board-level and executive leadership experience, across a number of high-profile consumer-focused brands, and brings valuable insights and perspectives to IHG. As Chair, she is responsible for leading the Board and ensuring it operates in an effective manner, promoting constructive relations with IHG’s shareholders and with stakeholders.

Other appointments

Deanna is a Non-Executive Director of Thomson Reuters Corporation and a Trustee on the Kings Trust UK Council. She also sits on the private board of Slalom, LLC and is an advisor to Fenchurch Advisory Partners LLP.

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