Mr. Keltner was elected as a Director of the Company in April 2007and serves on the Audit, Compensation and Human Resources and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. In March 2007, Mr. Keltner became the Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer - Americas and Global Brands for Hilton Hotels Corporation. Mr. Keltner joined Hilton Hotels Corporate in 1999 and has served in various roles. Mr. Keltner has more than twenty years of experience in the areas of hotel development, acquisition, disposition, franchising and management. Prior to joining Hilton Hotels Corporation, from 1993-1999 Mr. Keltner served in several positions with Promus Hotel Corporations, including President, Brand Performance and Development. Before joining Promus Hotel Corporation, he served in various capacities with Holiday Inn Worldwide, Holiday Inns International and Holiday Inns, Inc. In addition, Mr. Keltner was President of Saudi Marriott Company, a division of Marriott Corporation, and was a management consultant with Cresap, McCormick and Paget, Inc. |