Article: Abrahamson speaks on IHG's plans.(NEWSMAKER)(InterContinental Hotels Group PLC)(Jim Abrahamson )

Atlanta -- Every good leader needs a sidekick. Think Robin to Batman or Scottie Pippen to Michael Jordan.

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After the death of industry icon Stevan Porter last August, InterContinental Hotels Group CEO Andy Cosslett had to recruit a new sidekick to oversee the Americas arm of his 4,200-property global hotel giant.

These were no small shoes to fill. Cosslett needed someone as focused on putting the guest at the center of operating a hotel business as he and Porter were. He needed someone who understood that the lodging industry is about people: building success by engaging guests and associates.

Cosslett met Jim ...

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