InterContinental Hotels Group appoints new Chief Human Resources Officer

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has appointed a new Chief Human Resources Officer.

Ranjay Radhakrishnan will join the business in December, and will become a member of IHG’s Executive Committee.

Radhakrishnan joins from Unilever, where he spent 23 years in a range of senior leadership roles, his most recent role being Executive Vice President Global HR (Categories & Market Clusters).

Richard Solomons, Chief Executive Officer of IHG comments: “I am delighted to welcome Ranjay to IHG. Having worked in numerous countries and markets across all specialist areas of HR, he brings a truly global and commercial perspective to the role and will be an integral part of my Executive Team.  Our people have always played a critical role in building trust with our guests and owners.