Robert Radomski appointed Vice President, Global Brand Management, Extended-Stay Brands, IHG

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)], the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, has appointed Robert Radomski to the newly created role of vice president, Global Brand Management, Extended-Stay Brands.

Reporting to Nina Bibby, senior vice president, Global Brand Management, IHG, Radomski is responsible for the overall global strategic direction of Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites, as well as the initiatives in support of each brand's growth and profitability goals. 

"With 19 years of extensive experience at IHG, Rob has developed a thorough understanding of extended-stay operations and has proven to be an outstanding brand manager," said Bibby.  "He will continue to be a powerful asset to IHG as we move our extended-stay brands onto a global platform."

Prior to this appointment, Radomski led IHG's extended-stay brands in the Americas region for almost five years. Under his leadership, Staybridge Suites experienced the most rapid development growth and RGI growth in the brand's history. Founded in 1998 as IHG's upscale extended-stay hotel brand, Staybridge Suites has more than 150 hotels open globally, with more than 160 in its global pipeline. Named best in customer satisfaction several times through the Market Metrix Hospitality Index, Staybridge Suites introduced the hotel industry's first extended-stay branded properties to Europe and the Middle East

"While the branded extended-stay concept is not as well known outside of the U.S." said Radomski. "Our Staybridge Suites hotels in Liverpool, England and Cairo, Egypt, have done extremely well and we look forward to further expanding our extended-stay brands at an international level."  

IHG acquired the midscale extended-stay hotel brand, Candlewood Suites in 2004. Under Radomski's leadership beginning in 2007, Candlewood Suites has grown to more than 200 hotels and has nearly 250 more in the pipeline. Candlewood Suites has also been recognized by Market Metrix for outstanding customer satisfaction as well as by JD Powers and Associates. Candlewood Suites will be the first midscale extended-stay hotel brand to open in New York City later this year.

Radomski started with IHG, then Holiday Hospitality, in 1989 as a Market Analyst where he led the development of the organization's current guest satisfaction tracking study, and implemented a number of key studies that helped launch the Holiday Inn Express brand. In 1993, Radomski joined the Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts brand, where he was ultimately promoted to Director of Marketing. When IHG acquired the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brand in 1998, his role with the Crowne Plaza brand expanded to include InterContinental's assets in the Americas region. Under Radomski's leadership, InterContinental completed a successful global brand repositioning initiative during 2001.

Prior to joining IHG, Radomski was a partner at I/H/R Research in Tustin, Calif., where he led research design and analysis for a number of hospitality companies, including the Marriott Corporation as well as Beatrice/Hunt-Wesson, Taco Bell and Foodmaker, Inc.

Media Contacts:

Emily Brinkley, IHG, [email protected], 770.604.2037
Monica Smith, IHG, [email protected], 770.604.5562

Notes to Editors:

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms. IHG owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, more than 4,150 hotels and almost 620,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognized and respected hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites® and Candlewood Suites®, and also manages the world’s largest hotel loyalty program, Priority Club® Rewards with 42 million members worldwide.

IHG has more than 1,700 hotels in its development pipeline, which will create 200,000 jobs worldwide over the next few years.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group’s holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.

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