Interstate Hotels & Resorts Inc. / IHR

The lobby of the Hamilton Crowne Plaza, at 14th and K Streets in Washington D.C., one of more than 200 hotels, here and abroad, managed by Interstate (Photo: Courtesy of company.)
About Interstate Hotels & Resorts Inc.
4501 N. Fairfax Dr., Arlington, Va. 22203
www.ihrco.com
| 703-387-3100
| Founded: 1962
Industry: Hospitality And Travel | Category: Top 100 Companies
Interstate Hotels & Resorts manages 220 hotels with about 46,000 rooms in 36 states, the District, Russia, Mexico, Belgium and Ireland. The company has ownership stakes in 54 of those, and it oversees many others for real estate investment trusts and privately held companies such as the Blackstone Group. In 2007, the company increased the number of properties its manages outside the United States from four to 11.
CEO: Thomas F. Hewitt
CEO: Thomas F. Hewitt
2007 Financial Data
Total employees: 19,700 | Local employees: 200Company Leadership
| Ronald W. Allen | Director |
| H. Eric Bolton | Director |
| James F. Dannhauser | Director |
| Leslie R. Doggett | Director |
| Karim J. Alibhai | Director |
| Thomas F. Hewitt | Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| James B. McCurry | Director |
| John Russell Jr. | Director |
| Paul W. Whetsell | Chairman |
Source: Compensation data provided by Equilar, Inc..
Did You Know
ROOMS OF ITS OWN: Interstate bought the 288-room Sheraton Columbia for $46.5 million in 2007, bringing the number of wholly owned hotels in its portfolio to seven.