Our Team

Penny Brown

Chairman

For over 40 years Penny has been at the forefront of hotel management and innovation. She has an impressive International executive background with Raffles and Swissotels, and is a hugely-respected hotel and hospitality expert. Penny has extensive experience in undertaking projects both in the UK and Internationally and works collaboratively with our owners to achieve their individual visions for success. As the founder of Inntelligence in 2007 it is Penny’s dedication to our clients and to our values which makes us the company we are today. Penny manages the day to day running of the company and heads up each department.

Karen McIntyre

HR Director

Karen is our people’s person at Inntelligence and believes that our employees are our most valuable asset. We agree! She supports and guides our hotel owners and general managers through the ever changing landscape of HR – something that, when managed in the right way, is absolutely key to the success of any business.  Karen is passionate about making sure that everyone at Inntelligence, and across all our hotels, feels supported, listened to and part of the family. Karen’s expertise and approachable nature means that our owners can be assured that they are doing the right thing.

Helen Blower

Operations Director

Helen is a calm leader who enjoys building stable and energetic teams. She has worked in boutique hospitality management for over 10 years and has worked with exciting brands like Malmaison, Hotel du Vin and Raithwaite. She has a strategic, open-minded approach to business, and following a spell in The City after graduation, found her true home in hotels. She thrives on finding innovative solutions to a business’s commercial needs. Food and beverage is really Helen’s enduring passion; the constant challenge of providing vibrancy alongside consistency. Helen works with our General Managers daily, as well as looking after forecasting and compliance.

Ikbal Sehgal

Financial Controller

Ikbal is results driven, self-motivated and resourceful Finance Controller with a proven ability to provide key financial data, support and reporting to assist in key business decisions.

He has spent over 15 years within hospitality sector working with brands such as Belmond Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons, Corrigan Collection, Crown Plaza and Jury’s Inn.

He brings wealth of experience from senior finance positions and has gained experience of managing and developing teams with upbeat leadership approach and believes in encouraging the team to fully integrate into client businesses.

Alejandro Torrecilla

Executive Assistant to Managing Director

Alejandro has over two decades of management experience in the Hospitality sector. The majority of this time spent in exclusive, 5 star London Hotels. This culminated in the successful overall management of Raithwaite Sandsend before spring boarding into the Inn-telligence family. He has a great eye for detail, is an excellent communicator and puts an amazing amount of energy into projects. He has a consultative style and easily wins the support of a team.  Excellent at implementing strategies.

Kati Latchford

Operations Director

Kati is an excellent operator, able to provide direction and support on both a practical level and a strategic level. She is originally from East Germany but studied for her BA and Masters in Hospitality in the UK. Her career progression followed traditional paths with well-known companies including Hilton, Sofitel and Thistle. More recently Kati worked for private hotel brands and has an excellent grasp of the challenges and opportunities faced by independent hotels. Kati’s specialism is Food and Beverage, and she has demonstrated very innovative creative flair in the concepts and projects undertaken. Although her focus is Food and Beverage, she is well versed in all management aspects and disciplines within hotels, has excellent organisational and analytical skills and is very results driven.