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Karim Alibhai has more than 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry. As founder and principal of Gencom Group, Mr. Alibhai oversees all investment activity for the company he founded in 1987, including acquisitions, dispositions, developments, re-positioning and financings. Mr. Alibhai's vision of the growth potential of the hospitality sector has positioned Gencom as a leader in domestic and international real estate investment and development. Gencom Group has consistently achieved results that outperform industry benchmarks. Mr. Alibhai has led the company in several of the most successful luxury hotel and residential development ventures throughout the United States in excess of $3 billion from major institutions. Gencom has invested in more than 100 hotel transactions over the past 20 years, with investments often under highly accelerated timetables. In 1997, Gencom led a $500 million certain assets, three-way merger and subsequent sale that resulted in the creation of Wyndham International. In 1995, under the leadership of Mr. Alibhai, Gencom Group co-sponsored the initial public offering of Patriot. | 