Michael was most recently Director of Sales at the Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel in San Francisco and managed a sales team of eight since November 2002. Prior to the Parc 55, he worked in Sales at the Marriott San Mateo and the Crowne Plaza in Rhode Island. 

He attended the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth where he studied Business Administration. 

The InterContinental Hotels Group  PLC of the United Kingdom [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms.