InterContinental Hotels Group PLC has announced the appointment of Nicholas Cadbury as a non-executive director. He will join the board on 1 March 2026, where he will serve on the audit committee and responsible business committee.

Cadbury is currently chief financial and sustainability officer of International Consolidated Airlines Group SA, having joined the business in March 2022. Prior to this, he was group finance director at Whitbread PLC from 2012 to 2022, chief financial officer of Premier Farnell PLC between 2011 and 2012 and chief financial officer of Dixons Retail PLC between 2008 and 2011.

In addition, Cadbury was also non-executive director and chair of the audit committee at Land Securities Group PLC between 2017 and 2023.

Cadbury’s career has seen him work across Europe, US, China and the Middle East with consumer and B2B customers in hospitality, retail, online, property and distribution sectors.

InterContinental Hotels Group—whose brands include Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn—said Cadbury’s global hospitality and travel sector knowledge, together with his expertise across finance, technology, sustainability and commercial property would be of great value to IHG and further strengthen the board.