Farkhad is a Development Project Manager with IHG across the Northern Europe region. Working collaboratively with development partners whilst consistently aiming to deliver strong returns for owners is key to his success. Farkhad has worked at IHG since 2010, starting at the InterContinental Budapest as part of his finance graduate program. Since then, his international career has spanned various finance roles in Hungary, Austria and the UK at both hotel and corporate levels, including heading up the Europe Investment Analysis Franchise team, providing business partnering to IHG Europe Development in fields of deal structuring, contract valuation, feasibility and IHG board approvals. Most recently, Farkhad was responsible for Development in Poland and Hungary, driving IHG growth in the CEE region, until progressing to his new role at the IHG Northern Europe headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. Farkhad is a graduate of Hotelschool The Hague in the Netherlands, and he has attained the CGMA/CIMA Professional Qualification.