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IHG Owners Association Announces 2022 Global Board of Directors, Led by Chair Norman Leslie

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WHY IT RATES: President of Nationwide Hospitality Companies and co-founder of Legendary Capital Norman Leslie will lead the IHG House owners Affiliation as Chairman of its International Board of Administrators this 12 months. — Lacey Pfalz, Affiliate Author, TravelPulse


The IHG House owners Affiliation, which represents InterContinental Resorts Group® (IHG®) franchise lodge homeowners worldwide, introduced that Norman (Norm) Leslie has assumed the Chairmanship of its International Board of Administrators for 2022. Leslie is President of Nationwide Hospitality Companies and one of many founders of Legendary Capital, each primarily based in Fargo, N.D., and brings to the Board greater than 30 years of hospitality expertise and experience in lodge administration, growth, finance, acquisitions, deal construction and mission negotiations, amongst different areas. Leslie succeeds Wayne West III, President and Companion of Newport Hospitality Group, who served brilliantly as Chair over the previous two years throughout one of the vital difficult instances within the trade.

Leslie started his hospitality profession at an economic system lodge the place he rose by the ranks—from washing dishes on the property’s on-site restaurant to a place as common supervisor. He started growth of his first lodge in 1991 and has since grown that portfolio to almost 50 properties. In 2001, Leslie based Nationwide Hospitality Companies, which at this time manages 36 inns throughout the USA underneath quite a lot of model flags.

“I’m proud to be taking up the function of 2022 International Chair of the IHG House owners Affiliation,” says Leslie. “I’ve had the honour of working alongside many unbelievable Previous Chairs of the Affiliation—vivid, motivated people who find themselves obsessed with this enterprise. I sit up for constructing on their legacy and dealing with the International Board to deal with points which are critically vital to homeowners at this time, finally delivering distinctive worth to our members.”

For the previous decade, Leslie has been very lively as a volunteer within the IHG House owners Affiliation, serving on each the Prolonged Keep Committee and the Individuals Committee. In 2019, he was elected to the Affiliation’s International Board and has served as Chair-Elect & AMER Member at Massive for the previous two years.

John Muehlbauer, CEO of the IHG House owners Affiliation, notes, “Norm’s experience as an proprietor and operator will additional bolster the Affiliation’s efforts to help homeowners of their restoration and strengthen their returns on investments in IHG-branded inns.”

Leslie holds a level in Commerce from the College of Manitoba in Canada.

The IHG House owners Affiliation can also be happy to announce its 2022 International Board of Administrators:

— Chair: Norman Leslie, President, Nationwide Hospitality Companies, and Co-Founder, Legendary Capital
— Chair-Elect & AMER Member at Massive: Navroz Saju, President and CEO, HDG Resorts
— Treasurer & AMER Member at Massive: Nellie Dhanji, Vice President of Operations and Authorized Counsel, Stanley Park Investments, Ltd.
— Secretary & AMER Member at Massive: Mark Zipperer, President and CEO, Satisfaction Hospitality, LLC
— Fast Previous Chair Advisor: Wayne West III, President and Companion, Newport Hospitality Group
— Previous Chair Consultant: Kurt Furlong, Chief Income Officer and Companion, Real Hospitality, LLC
CEO, IHG House owners Affiliation: John Muehlbauer
— Europe Regional Consultant: Sean Lowe, CEO, Atlas Resorts
— MEAA Regional Consultant: Paul Salter, Managing Director, Salter Brothers Asset Administration and CEO and Managing Director, Salter Brothers Lodge Group
— AMER Member at Massive: Juan Carlos Alvarez, Companion, Operadora Alro
— AMER Member at Massive: Asad Malik, President and CEO, Amerilodge Group
— AMER Member at Massive: Euan McGlashan, Co-Founder and CEO, Valor Hospitality Companions
— AMER Member at Massive: Perry Molubhoy, Founder, President and CEO, Atlantic Resorts
— AMER Member at Massive: Vijay Patel, President, A1 Hospitality
— AMER Member at Massive: Juan Carlos Santos, CEO, BPO
— AMER Member at Massive: David Wespiser, Founding Companion, Lodge Growth Companies, LLC
— Europe Member at Massive: Nicola Taylor, CEO, Chardon Resorts
— IHG Consultant: Elie Maalouf, CEO, IHG Americas


SOURCE: IHG House owners Affiliation press launch.