IHG Appoints Adeline Phua as Director of Development - South East Asia and Korea

(03 Dec 2021)  IHG has appointed Adeline Phua as Director of Development - South East Asia and Korea.

In this newly created role, Adeline will support the strategic growth of IHG brands, focusing on its luxury and lifestyle portfolio, and establishing a China desk to facilitate cross border investments and co-operation for the region.

Adeline Phua

Based in China for the last 13 years, Adeline joins IHG from an Asia practice of a Swiss cross border real estate investment and hospitality advisory firm based in Shanghai where she was Founder and Partner.

Prior to that, Adeline was Senior Director at Starwood’s Greater China Development team and Partner at HVS in Asia Pacific, first based in Singapore and then moving to Shanghai in 2009 to establish their China practice.

“Adeline is a wonderful addition to the IHG team with her strong credentials in cross border investments, hospitality strategy and development in Asia and across the globe. South East Asia and Korea has incredible growth potential and we see this with the confidence of our owners in signing new deals with us across city and resort locations in 2021,” said Serena Lim, Vice President, Development, South East Asia and Korea, IHG. “IHG has a fantastic portfolio of brands, and Adeline will focus her efforts on growing our luxury and lifestyle brands, InterContinental, Regent, Kimpton, Vignette and Hotel Indigo across our markets in the region. To support our growth ambition, she will also establish a China desk to facilitate cross border investments, and advise and support investors building global portfolios.”

IHG currently has 104 hotels operating under nine brands in South East Asia and Korea, including Six Senses, InterContinental, Regent, Kimpton, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Staybridge Suites.

There are 82 hotels in the pipeline including the brand debut of voco Hotels with voco Orchard Singapore in early 2022 and Vignette Collection in Thailand to follow.