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Andrew Sims is President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of MHI Hospitality Corporation. He has served as President of MHI Hotels Services since 1995 after serving for seven years as Vice President of Finance and Development. During his tenure as Vice President of Finance and Development, he was instrumental in the purchase and renovation of several properties that drove the growth of MHI Hotels Services in the 1990’s. Among the acquisitions he helped negotiate are the Hilton Wilmington Riverside and the Shell Island Resort in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Mr. Sims’ association with MHI Hotels Services continues a tradition of family management which began with his father, Edgar Sims, Jr., who founded MHI Hotels Services as Maryland Hospitality Inc. in 1957. Andrew Sims began his career as sales associate for Merrill Lynch Commercial Realty, quickly moving to MHI as General Manager of the company’s second hotel - the Interstate Inn, College Park, Maryland. Mr. Sims managed the $2 million renovation of the property and its reopening under the Best Western franchise. After five years at the hotel, he was promoted to Regional Manager and oversaw MHI’s expansion into Virginia and North Carolina where the company acquired five new properties. Mr. Sims has expanded on his parents’ vast knowledge and experience in the hotel business, utilizing his own business expertise to help establish MHI Hospitality Corporation as a Real Estate Investment Trust firm trading on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) under the symbol MDH. He is a graduate of Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Virginia with a bachelor's degree in commerce. Mr. Sims currently serves on the Franchise Advisory Board for Hilton Hotels and serves as a Director for MHI Hotels Services. He is also involved in the community as a coach for Walsingham Academy. | 