The hotel group has just announced a new addition to its corporate team. Blanchard brings over 25 years of experience in technology leadership.

Based at IHG's Americas headquarters in Atlanta, the new Chief Techonology Officer will oversee infrastructure and operations, enterprise architecture, IT security operations, application development, and corporate support. He will report to George Turner, IHG's current Chief Commercial & Technology Officer .

Blanchard's background includes several experiences across disciplines within the technology space and more than twenty years in the travel industry. He has also developed skills in IT business management, strategy, transformation, architecture governance and program management. Most recently, Blanchard served as Vice President of IT Infrastructure and Reliability at Delta Air Lines where he led the global transformation of IT reliability for the company's global operations. Prior to Delta, Blanchard spent more than 20 years at Marriott International, where he held a variety of IT leadership positions.