Mario di Genova, named President- Europe/Africa Division of InterContinental Hotels Corporation by President Robert Huyot, has held numerous executive positions since his years of service with the company. In 1982, he became President of the Americas Division. He remained in this position when Mr. Prince retired from the InterContinental Hotel Group.

            His previous position with InterContinental was that of Senior Vice President-Operations New York. Earlier he served as Vice President – Operations in the Latin American Division and General Manager of the Hotel Tamanaco, Caracas, Venezuela; General Manager of the Hotel El Salvador InterContinental, San Salvador, El Salvador; Resident Manager, Hotel Nacional, Havana, Cuba; and Executive Assistant manager, Hotel Tequendama, Bogota, Colombia. Prior to service in the United States Army he was Assistant Manager of the Hotel Plaza in New York City.

            Mr. de Genova was active in a variety of organizations: past President of the Venezuelan Hotel Association and of the Allied Members of ASTA for Central America and a member of the Board of the International Hotel Association. He was a member of the Knickerbocker Club of New York City, the National Academy of History and Geography of Mexico, the Heraldic Society of England and is a corresponding member of the Italian College of Heraldry, Rome.

            He was awarded the Knighthood of Merit of the Italian Republic, the Gold Cross of St. John Lateran (Vatican), the Medal of Arts, Science and Letters of France, National Order of the Republic of the Ivory Coast, and is a Knight Commander of the Holy Sepulchre.

            Born in France, Mr. di Genova is now a U.S. citizen. He was graduated from Ecole Superiore de Commerce, Marseilles, and holds Doctor Honors Causa from the Mexican Academy of International Law.

            Mr. di Genova’s headquarters in 1970 was located in the Hotel InterContinental Paris, Paris, France.

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