IHG appoints top AI leader as part of tech investment strategy • Hotel Designs
IHG’s appointment of Wei Manfredi, named a top AI leader for 2026 and one of the 100 most influential AI leaders in America shows a significant leap in the hospitality industry that big corporations are taking the use of AI and other advances in technology more seriously. By welcoming top talent, IHG says it is investing in technology leadership to drive meaningful benefits for its owners, guests and teams, but could this also indicate the first major shift in the team structures behind big hospitality businesses?
Wei Manfredi brings a unique blend of deep technology expertise and franchise understanding having lead global companies including McDonald’s, Google Cloud, Lululemon and Visa, as well as having held advisory roles with…
