Speaker Profile

Sopan Shah
SVP, Global Chief Procurement Officer / IHG Hotels & Resorts

Sopan Shah is the SVP, Global Chief Procurement Officer at IHG® Hotels and Resorts, a leading hospitality company with 20 hotel brands and over 6,600 open hotels in 100+ countries. IHG® strives to provide True Hospitality for Good and has one of the world's largest hotel loyalty programs, IHG® One Rewards.
 
Sopan leads the IHG® Global Procurement organization. This team is dedicated to driving innovation, efficiencies, and growth for IHG® and Owners by empowering better decisions throughout the enterprise. By working collaboratively with those who stay, work, and partner with IHG®, they deliver breakthrough results across the value chain. Sopan has had a broad 20-year career in supply management, holding leadership roles at Nestlé, NBC Universal, General Mills, and Intel before joining IHG®. His passion for this field began during his studies in Supply Chain Management at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.