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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

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: 200

Company 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.

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