Catherine Dolton was appointed InterContinental Hotels Group’s (IHG) Vice President Global Corporate Responsibility in November 2018 to lead the group’s CR strategy and activities across its 5,600 hotels around the world.
Catherine has joined the Global Goals Leadership Team as she is passionate about finding ways to help businesses integrate activities to enable achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals into its core business strategies.
Prior to this she led IHG’s Investor Relations function, where she was responsible for all activities and communication with investors and sell side analysts globally.
Catherine joined IHG in 2001 in its internal audit function where she led the global hotel audit and Europe Middle East and Africa corporate audit teams. Before coming to IHG, Catherine spent three years with EY in its consumer products external audit division.
Catherine has a natural sciences degree from the University of Cambridge and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accounts of England and Wales. She lives in London and is married with two young sons.
About Business in the Community’s Global Goals Leadership Team
Each area of work Business in the Community (BITC) undertakes is led by a group of senior executives who provide strategic guidance and support us in achieving our objectives.
The purpose of BITC’s Global Goals Leadership Team is to accelerate business progress towards being purpose-driven and deliver on the Global Goals also known as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Find out more about BITC’s work on the Global Goals.