Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. / HST
About Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.
6903 Rockledge Dr., Suite 1500, Bethesda, Md. 20817
www.hosthotels.com
| 240-744-1000
| Founded: 1927
Industry: Hospitality And Travel | Category: Top 100 Companies
Host Hotels & Resorts, the nation's largest lodging real estate investment trust, owns 119 properties that encompass about 64,000 rooms. It also holds a minority interest in a joint venture that owns 10 hotels in Europe with about 3,200 rooms. Originally a Marriott spinoff, its hotels now include brands such as W, Westin and Sheraton. In 2007, chief executive Christopher J. Nassetta resigned to take a similar position at Hilton Hotels.
Chairman: Richard E. Marriott
President and CEO: W. Edward Walter
2007 Financial Data
Total employees: 243 | Local employees: 202Company Leadership
| Robert M. Baylis | Director |
| Terence C. Golden | Director |
| Ann McLaughlin Korologos | Director |
| Richard E. Marriott | Chairman |
| Judith A. McHale | Director |
| John B. Morse | Director |
| W. Edward Walter | Chief Executive Officer, President and Director |
Source: Compensation data provided by Equilar, Inc..
Did You Know
FAMILY TIES: The company's chairman is Richard E. Marriott, the younger brother of J.W. "Bill" Marriott Jr., chairman and chief executive of Marriott International.
