Huazhu Appoints Alan Ai as Chief Growth Officer

PUBLIC · HTHTMar 03, 2026

Position

Chief Growth Officer

Company

H World Group Limited

Alan Ai

ShanghaiHospitalityHotelTravel

Description

Alan Ai has joined Huazhu as its Chief Growth Officer, according to an internal appointment notice shared on Tuesday. This marks Ai's first public role since leaving Nio in April 2025, where he was president of Nio's Onvo brand.

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Company Information

Company

H World Group Limited

Location

Shanghai, Shanghai, China

About

H World’s business includes leased and owned, manachised and franchised models. Under the lease and ownership model, H World directly operates hotels typically located on leased or owned properties. Under the manachise model, H World manages manachised hotels through the on-site hotel managers that H World appoints, and H World collects fees from franchisees. Under the franchise model, H World provides training, reservations and support services to the franchised hotels, and collects fees from franchisees but does not appoint on-site hotel managers. H World applies a consistent standard and platform across all of its hotels. As of September 30, 2023, H World operates 12 percent of its hotel rooms under lease and ownership model, and 88 percent under manachise and franchise model.

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