Tesco’s senior independent director Bryon Grote has been appointed as a non-executive director of Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG), with effect from 1 July 2022.

Byron will serve on the Audit and Remuneration Committees of the IHG board upon appointment and will assume the role of Chair of the Audit Committee on 1 March 2023.

Grote joined has held the position as senior independent director at the Big 4 grocer since 2015, having previously held senior positions at Standard Chartered, Akzo Nobel N.V and FMCG giant Unilever.

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He was previously the chief financial officer at BP.

“We are delighted that Byron will join IHG’s board. Byron has an outstanding track record of serving a range of leading international businesses, both at board level and in senior management positions,” IHG non-executive chair Patrick Cescau said.

“His extensive experience, particularly in finance and chairing audit committees, will further strengthen IHG’s board.”

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