About

Sopan Shah is the SVP, Global Chief Procurement Officer of IHG Hotels & Resorts. IHG® is one of the world’s leading hotel companies, home to some of the world’s most well-loved hotel brands. IHG’s footprint spans nearly 6000 hotels and approximately 885,000 guest rooms in more than 100 countries, with over 1,800 hotels in its development pipeline. 

Sopan leads the global IHG Procurement team that conducts strategic sourcing and manages billions of dollars of goods and services worldwide. He is a passionate alchemist of high-performing procurement teams that focus on strong collaboration, sourcing expertise, and strategic insights to drive company performance and innovation – all while keeping the growth and development of people at the core. He has spent 20 years in supply management, working for leading multinational companies such as Nestlé, NBC Universal, General Mills, and Intel. He was born in India and raised in the United States, where he earned a business degree in Supply Chain Management from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. Sopan has traveled extensively worldwide and is married with one child in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.