The FINANCIAL -- IHG  announces that Robert “Bob” Morse has been appointed senior vice president and chief operating officer for the Americas region, succeeding Angela Brav who is now president of IHG’s Europe region, according to InterContinental Hotels Group PLC.

In his new role with IHG, he will lead the operations activities for franchised and managed hotels across all of IHG’s brands in the Americas region.

Morse will join IHG in February from Noble Investment Group, a leading lodging and hospitality investment organization, where he most recently served as managing principal and chief operating officer.  For the past seven years, he was responsible for Noble’s hotel management group, which prior to its October 2011 merger with Interstate Hotels & Resorts, operated more than 60 properties including full and select service hotels with annual management revenues of approximately $350 million.  His responsibilities at Noble included hotel operations, sales and marketing, human resources, information technology and hotel accounting.

Prior to joining Noble, Morse was the chief operating officer for Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc.  During his tenure there he was responsible for directing a portfolio of more than 300 hotels and resorts with more than $2.3 billion in annual revenue.  Additionally, he has served in senior management positions for Millennium and Copthorne Hotels PLC, Homestead Suites, and with ITT Sheraton Hotels & Resorts where he oversaw the worldwide franchise organization for the Sheraton and Four Points brands.

Morse will be based in Atlanta and will be on the Regional Operating Committee for the Americas reporting directly to Kirk Kinsell, president for the Americas.

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