
	Mr. Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson has been the Chief Financial Officer of Intercontinental Hotels Group plc since January 1, 2014. Mr. Edgecliffe-Johnson served as the Chief Financial Officer of Asia, Middle East &amp; Africa (AMEA) &amp; Europe and Senior Vice President of Asia, Middle East &amp; Africa (AMEA) &amp; Europe at Intercontinental Hotels Group plc until January 1, 2014. Mr. Edgecliffe-Johnson served as the Chief Financial Officer of EMEA &amp; Europe and Senior Vice President at Intercontinental Hotels Group plc. Mr. Edgecliffe-Johnson served as Head of Development Europe at Intercontinental Hotels Group. He joined IHG in August 2004. Mr. Edgecliffe-Johnson held a number of senior level finance positions within IHG including running Investor Relations, Global Corporate Finance, Group Financial Planning and Analysis and Global Tax. Mr. Edgecliffe-Johnson joined IHG from HSBC Investment Bank where he spent 7 years working within Corporate Finance. Whilst at HSBC, Mr. Edgecliffe-Johnson advised a wide range of multinational companies on equity and debt fund raisings, mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures. Before joining HSBC, Mr. Edgecliffe-Johnson spent 4 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers, specialising in mergers and acquisition taxation. Mr. Edgecliffe-Johnson has been a Director of Intercontinental Hotels Group plc since January 1, 2014. He is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales and the Association of Corporate Treasurers. Mr. Edgecliffe-Johnson holds a law degree from the University of Southampton.
