Elaine was appointed to the European Regional Operating Committee in April 2016. Her remit covers leadership of all aspects of IHG's HR strategy and talent management.
Elaine has worked in partnership with IHG Executives on a number of key projects that have involved organisation change and have focused on the functions organisational effectiveness, growing and building of talent, increased employee engagement and leadership capability. During her time with IHG Elaine spent three years in the Atlanta office, supporting the management of over 4,500 Corporate, Reservations and Customer Care colleagues.
She joined IHG from British Airways in 2011 as a strategic HR Business Partner.
Elaine is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development and holds a MBA from the Open University and a Diploma in Online Instructional Design from New York University. She has two teenage boys and loves reading and travelling.