Richard Solomons, IHG’s Chief Executive Officer to Retire and to be Succeeded by Keith Barr, Chief Commercial Officer

IHG | May 5, 2017

Richard will step down as CEO on 30 June and retire from IHG on 30 August. He will be succeeded by Keith Barr, a member of IHG's Executive Committee who has spent nearly 17 years with IHG, most recently as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Keith will take up his new position and become a member of IHG's Board on 1st July 2017. Richard joined the group 25 years ago and has been on the IHG Board for 14 years, including the last six as CEO. He has led IHG's strategy and played an integral role in IHG's successes since its demerger from Six Continents plc in 2003. As a Board Director and CEO, he has led the growth of IHG's footprint around th...