Carlson Hotels Worldwide

Hubert Joly became president and chief executive officer of Carlson in March 2008. With headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Carlson operates four businesses: Carlson Hotels – with Regent Hotels & Resorts, Radisson Hotels & Resorts, Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Country Inns & Suites By Carlson, and Park Inn hotels; Carlson Marketing, a leader in loyalty programs and Engagement & Events; Carlson Restaurants – with T.G.I. Friday's and Pick Up Stix; and Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader in business travel management. Carlson was founded in 1938 as the Gold Bond Stamp Company. As its businesses diversified, the company changed its name to Carlson Companies in 1973, and it is now known as Carlson. In July 2009, Joly took on the additional responsibilities of president and chief executive officer of Carlson Hotels Worldwide. Joly, 50, previously served as president and chief executive officer of CWT. Under his leadership, CWT grew its sales from USD 8.9 billion in 2003 to USD 25.5 billion in 2007. He is now chair of the CWT board of directors. He also is vice chair of the Rezidor Hotel Group board of directors, and serves on the Carlson board of directors and the Polo Ralph Lauren board of directors. With broad international experience, Joly came to CWT from Vivendi Universal, where he was a member of the executive team that led the company’s recovery, serving as executive vice president with responsibility for overseeing the company’s American assets. Previously, he was CEO of Vivendi Universal Games, the video games division of Vivendi Universal, headquartered in Los Angeles. Before joining Vivendi, Joly worked in the technology sector from 1996 to 1999 as vice president of Electronic Data Systems (EDS) Europe and president of EDS France. Prior to joining EDS, he was a consultant and then a partner with McKinsey & Company from 1982 to 1996, and specialized in the high-tech sector, working in the firm’s San Francisco, New York and Paris offices. Joly is a business administration graduate of HEC Paris and a public administration graduate of the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris. He is a member of the executive committee of the World Travel and Tourism Council, serves on the board of trustees of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and recently became a member of the executive committee of the Minnesota Business Partnership. He was honored as one of the 25 Most Influential Executives of the Business Travel Industry (2006) by Business Travel News magazine. He was also elected a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum (Davos, 1997).

Gullaksen, a hospitality veteran with over 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry, is President of the Regent Luxury Group and Executive Vice President for Carlson Hotels Worldwide Managed Hotels & Resorts in the Americas . In his position as President of The Regent Luxury Group, Gullaksen leads the brand globally. He works with management leaders from The Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), to develop the brand globally and provide overall strategic guidance for Regent Hotels & Resorts. He also chairs the Brand Council for Regent Hotels & Resorts and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. As Executive Vice President of Carlson Hotels Worldwide Managed Hotels & Resorts, he leads the company's managed portfolio in the Americas which includes 28 full-service and select-service properties under the brands of Regent Hotels & Resorts, Radisson Hotels & Resorts , Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts and Country Inns & Suites By CarlsonSM. He previously served as the company's executive vice president of Full Service Hotels, including Radisson Hotels & Resorts and Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts. Gullaksen is noted for his proven leadership skills and his ability to continually produce results. Gullaksen oversees the operations of Carlson's managed and owned hotels and leads the deployment of national, regional and local services to these properties, which currently span the United States and the Caribbean . The managed hotel and resort group are regularly included in pilot tests for developing new brand initiatives, product and service innovations, new systems and standards. Before his appointment to executive vice president and brand leader for Radisson Hotels & Resorts in 2002, Gullaksen was a regional vice president of operations for Radisson Hotels & Resorts. He has played a significant leadership role in helping to guide the success of the brand and working towards operational excellence to achieve total guest satisfaction. In other experience, he served as senior vice president of operations for Brussels-based Rezidor SAS Hospitality, Carlson's partner in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He also held a variety of other senior executive and management roles with Radisson SAS, which is part of Rezidor. Prior to this, he was with Westin Hotels. Gullaksen began his career in the tourism industry with Winge Travel Bureau in Norway as a tour guide to Norway , Sweden , Denmark , Finland , Germany and Holland , while earning an advanced degree in law from the University of Oslo . He completed the Advanced General Manager Training at INSEAD, School of Business Administration in Paris , France . He also completed the University of Minnesota/Carlson School of Management Executive Program for senior executives.

66, Retired Executive Chairman, Hanesbrands Inc., former CEO, Sara Lee Branded Apparel, a division of Sara Lee Corporation. Director since 2008. Background: Consumer products. Directorships: Carlson Companies, Inc.; Hanesbrands Inc.