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Richard Leslie Solomons (born 9 October 1961) is a British businessman. He was the chief executive of InterContinental Hotels Group until July 2017, when he was succeeded by Keith Barr. He is currently Chair of Rentokil Initial.

Education

Solomons has a BA in Economics from the University of Manchester.

Career

Solomons qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG in 1985. He then worked in investment banking with Hill Samuel Bank for seven years, including two years in New York. He joined InterContinental Hotels Group in 1992.

Solomons was at IHG for nearly two decades before taking the helm in 2011. He served as Chief Executive of Intercontinental Hotels from July 2011 to July 2017. Prior to this role, he was Chief Financial Officer, and before that Head of Commercial Development since June 2009.

According to The Daily Telegraph, "Solomons' long tenure at the company should make it one of the FTSE's more seamless successions".

Solomons is non-executive director and chairman of the advisory committee to Hotelbeds.

Personal life

Solomons is married with three children.

Notes

1. Richard Leslie Solomons works at INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC since 21 April 2005 currently as a Director - http://www.cbetta.com/director/richard-leslie-solomons
2. "Big Plans from IHG's New CEO: Business Travel News". www.businesstravelnews.com. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
3. "Breaking News: Keith Barr to replace Richard Solomons as IHG's CEO - Hotel Management". hotelmanagement.com.au. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
4. "Directors' Deals: Bosses get the bug for Rentokil shares". www.ft.com. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
5. "Richard Solomons | Board of Governors". The University of Manchester. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
6. "SFinance boss Solomons steps into the breach". City AM. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
7. "Staying power — Richard Solomons, CEO, IHG". Financial Times. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
8. "intercontinental hotels group". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
9. "InterContinental Hotels chief Richard Solomons has no time to settle into his new surroundings". The Telegraph. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
10. Ltd, Jacobs Media Group. "Hotelbeds brings in ex-InterContinental Hotels chief". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 7 March 2024.

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