Jeanette Chan is Chief Financial officer for IHG across the Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) region. Jeanette is responsible for building and leading the regional finance team, as well as profit maximization and financial governance across this geographically diverse region.
A leading global hotel company with the world’s largest hotel loyalty programme, IHG AMEA currently has over 260 hotels in nearly 40 countries across six brands: InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites and hotel indigo. This diverse region employs 48,000 colleagues and has an active pipeline of 147 hotels due to open in the next three to five years.
Jeanette is a member of the AMEA Regional Operating Committee, and the IHG Global Finance Leadership Team.
Jeanette has over 13 years of experience in the hospitality industry. She started her career with IHG in 2007 and has held a number of senior finance positions within the company. Prior to the world of hospitality, Jeanette was with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Audit and Assurance, working across a wide range of industries including trading, telecommunications, shipping, hospitality and manufacturing.
Jeanette holds a Degree in Accountancy from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Australia’s Institute of Chartered Accountants.
She has lived and worked in Australia and Singapore where she currently resides.