InterContinental Hotels & Resorts has named long-time company executive Leanne Harwood senior vice president and managing director of its luxury and lifestyle division in the Americas, effective March 1, the hotel company announced Wednesday.
In her new role, Harwood will manage “daily operations” of the sector and “drive performance and operations” of IHG’s six luxury and lifestyle brands in the region, the company said in a statement.
Harwood currently is SVP and managing director of IHG’s Japan, Australasia and Pacific region—a position she has filled for more than six years, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Harwood has also served IHG as VP of operations in Southeast Asia and Korea; commercial VP of Asia, the Middle East and Africa; commercial VP of India, the Middle East and Africa; regional director of sales in multiple regions; and area director of sales, totaling more than 18 years with the hotel company.
