
InterContinental Hotels Group announced that Kirk Kinsell will step down from the Board and his role as President of IHG's Americas business on 13th February 2015.
Elie Maalouf was President and Chief Executive Officer of HMSHost Corporation from November 2005 to December 2011 and was a member of the Board of Directors. HMSHost Corporation is a global travel and leisure developer and operator of food and retail in airports, motorways and other travel destinations with 2,300 stores in 14 countries. It operates via a predominantly franchised based model. He was formerly Executive Vice President of Food and Beverage Operations and Senior Vice President of Business Development and International. Before joining HMSHost Corporation, Mr Maalouf spent eight years at Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company, one of the largest home building and master planned community development companies in the U.S. He held a series of roles over the eight year period, latterly as Director of Planning where he was responsible for the company's strategic and financial planning. He also worked in real estate development as well as the investment and management of large upscale residential and mixed-use communities. He is currently a Senior Advisor with McKinsey & Company in New York.
