IHG Names Leanne Harwood as Senior Vice President, Global Sales

IHG Hotels & Resorts has appointed Leanne Harwood as Senior Vice President, Global Sales, giving her responsibility for the company’s worldwide sales strategy, customer engagement and commercial performance. Based in Atlanta, Harwood brings more than three decades of hospitality experience, including over 20 years with IHG.

Her previous role was Senior Vice President and Managing Director for Luxury, Lifestyle and Managed Hotels in the Americas. During her career with IHG, she has also held leadership responsibilities across Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Japan and Australasia, giving her experience across several important international hospitality markets.

In her new position, Harwood will focus on strengthening relationships with customers and travel partners while driving growth across corporate travel, groups, meetings and events. The appointment comes as hotel companies increasingly look beyond room sales and place greater emphasis on business travel, MICE and long-term account relationships.

For travel advisors and corporate travel partners, stronger global sales leadership could translate into closer engagement with distribution partners and more coordinated commercial strategies across IHG’s brands and markets.

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