Erik Doebel is Vice President Strategy & Insights for IHG in Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA).
He is responsible for regional strategy development & stewardship, competitive and consumer insights to inform business decisions and management of priority projects to deliver business improvement.
Prior to joining IHG in 2014, Erik spent four years with Samsung Group and Samsung Electronics, based in Seoul, Korea. He held positions in their Global Strategy Group, leading strategy, consulting and business development projects across Asia, North America and Europe. With Samsung Electronics, Erik helped to build a global accounts organisation for Samsung Mobile’s burgeoning B2B business and lead business development relationships with IT and global executives from PepsiCo, UPS, Dell and other Global 500 companies.
Prior to Samsung, Erik held various roles at Dell Inc. in operations management, supply chain, pricing and competitive intelligence, based in Austin, Texas. Additionally, he served as an artillery officer in the United States Marine Corps from 2000 to 2004, based in Twentynine Palms, California.
Erik holds an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and a Bachelor of Economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
A native of Oregon, Erik enjoys a variety of outdoor activities from mountain biking to snow skiing, as well as travelling to new destinations with his wife and son.