IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel  companies, today announced the appointment of Bryan Chan as its new Vice President,  Development for South East Asia and Korea. 

With IHG’s strong growth ambitions, Bryan will oversee the strategic expansion of IHG’s brands across the region, build and strengthen stakeholder relationships and lead a team of highly experienced developers based in-market. Having joined IHG more than ten years ago, Bryan has assumed roles of increased leadership and responsibility over the years in the Development function, moving from Manager to Senior Director and worked across many markets including Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines, South Korea, and Vietnam. He has worked in IHG’s Windsor headquarters for a year on large scale complex projects including the landmark Novum partnership in Germany. 

Rajit Sukumaran, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, East Asia & Pacific, IHG said: “I am delighted that Bryan will take on this important leadership role. With Bryan’s extensive  regional and global experience, from working in Singapore and our Global Headquarters in  Windsor, and breadth of knowledge across hospitality, real estate, commercial, marketing, and  corporate and project finance, I am confident we have the right leader in place to continue the  growth of our brands and expand our presence across city and resort destinations.” 

Bryan Chan, Vice President, Development, South East Asia & Korea, IHG said: “I feel  privileged to have the opportunity to lead and support the growth agenda for South East Asia and  Korea. I am passionate about co-curating new destination experiences and look forward to  working with our partners to reimagine heritage sites and downtown city projects, conceive  thoughtful resort concepts and bring out the best flavours of every neighbourhood and sharing  this with the rest of the world.  

“IHG is one of the most dynamic companies in hospitality and has a stellar reputation as a trusted  partner with a strong in-market approach. With growth opportunities abound, I cannot 

wait to work closely with the wider IHG team and the ownership community to bring our renowned  loved brands and experiences to fantastic new locations.” 

Bryan has 15 years of deal-making experience across multiple industries including hospitality real  estate, energy, infrastructure, transport and industrials. Prior to his role in IHG, he managed Asia transactions at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and worked as an analyst at Morgan  Stanley in Hong Kong. 

IHG has 137 opened hotels and 86 hotels in the pipeline* across South East Asia and Korea across 11 brands. It plans to introduce new brands including Garner, IHG’s midscale conversion  brand, to key markets in the next few years.  

*As of 31 December 2024 

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