Choice Hotels International Inc.

Stephen P. Joyce, is president, chief executive officer, and member of the board of directors of Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest hotel franchisors. With a career in the lodging industry spanning more than 26 years, Mr. Joyce has a proven track record of developing and growing some of the best-known hotel brands worldwide.Prior to joining Choice Hotels in May 2008, Mr. Joyce served as executive vice president, global development/owner & franchise services for Marriott International, Inc., where he was responsible for the development of Marriott’s lodging brands worldwide. In addition, he oversaw Marriott’s owner & franchise services group, which supports both franchisees and owners of Marriott managed hotels. During his career with Marriott, Mr. Joyce contributed to the company’s growth in a variety of areas—holding positions of increasing responsibility in development, franchising, finance and operational consulting. Under Mr. Joyce’s leadership at Marriott, its global development group successfully grew the company’s hotel brands worldwide including all mixed-use and real estate development. At the time of his departure from Marriott, the company’s strong pipeline of hotels under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development was approximately 115,000 rooms. Of those, more than 36,000 were full-service hotel rooms and over half were located outside the United States. Mr. Joyce is an active member of the lodging industry and his local community. He serves as an executive committee member and board member of the International Franchise Association, The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts and the Autism Learning Center, and is vice chairman for the ServiceSource Foundation. Mr. Joyce holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Virginia and has done graduate work at Cornell University, Wharton Business School and the Aspen Institut.

David Pepper is senior vice president of franchise development and president of upscale and extended stay brands for worldwide lodging franchisor Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH). In this position, he is responsible for the company’s franchise sales efforts and for the strategic oversight of Choice’s newest brands — Cambria Suites and its extended stay brands, MainStay Suites and Suburban Extended Stay Hotel. Mr. Pepper oversees all aspects of these brands’ operations including marketing, design and construction, franchise development, franchise services and quality assurance. Mr. Pepper joined Choice Hotels in 2002 as vice president of franchise sales and development for the company’s new construction brands. In 2004, he was promoted to senior vice president of franchise development. In January 2005, Mr. Pepper served as an integral part of the team that launched the Cambria Suites brand in direct response to strong market demand for a lower-upscale lodging product, as well as Choice’s capacity to build brand loyalty in a highly competitive consumer marketplace. That year, he also added the responsibility of managing Choice’s entire franchise operations team. In September 2005, Mr. Pepper led Choice's acquisition of the Suburban Extended Stay Hotel brand, making Choice the leading franchisor in the economy extended-stay segment and solidifying its franchising leadership position. One year later, Mr. Pepper took on the leadership position for the Cambria Suites, MainStay Suites and Suburban Extended Stay Hotel brands. During his tenure at Choice, franchise sales have consistently achieved record levels and have more than doubled in the past five years — from 300 domestic franchise deals in 2002, to 470 in 2003, 552 in 2004, 639 in 2005, 720 in 2006 and 770 in 2007. A graduate of Tufts University, Mr. Pepper has more than 17 years of experience in the hospitality industry. Prior to joining Choice, he spent six years with US Franchise Systems as vice president of franchise sales for Hawthorn Suites and Microtel Inns. He also spent five years with Holiday Inn Worldwide as a director of franchise sales.

David L. White is chief financial officer for worldwide lodging franchisor Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH), where he provide critical oversight and leadership of the finance organization, including treasury, tax and internal audit. Formerly vice president and controller for Choice, David White joined the company in 2002 as vice president, financial/SEC reporting and has provided strong leadership in handling the company's SEC reporting, as well as in the budgeting and analysis function. In addition, he worked closely with both external auditors and the company's internal disclosure review committee to ensure that Choice had strong disclosure controls and procedures. Prior to joining Choice Hotels, White worked for Ernst & Young, where he supervised financial statement audits and managed special projects for both public and private companies in a wide range of industries. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce and is a certified public accountant.

Bruce Haase is executive vice president, global brand operations for Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest hotel franchisors. In this position, he leads the operational strategies for the vast majority of the company’s worldwide portfolio, which includes nearly 5,500 Choice properties operating under the Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Clarion Collection, Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn brand flags. A proven leader, Mr. Haase has a broad range of experience and a notable track record of success in finance and operations on both a domestic and global scale. In addition to leading a variety of acquisitions, organizational and capital restructurings, Mr. Haase has authored significant operational turnarounds—exhibiting a strong vision and strategic orientation, the ability to attract, retain and develop a high-caliber management team, and a keen understanding of global competitive issues. Mr. Haase joined Choice in March 2000 as vice president, finance and treasurer. In this position, he led the company’s capital raising efforts and played a key role in helping the company achieve its strategic objectives. In October 2000, he was promoted to senior vice president, international. Within six months of taking the reigns of the international operations, Mr. Haase restructured this historically money-losing division, creating a sustainable global platform for long-term, profitable growth. Under his leadership, Choice has successfully leveraged the value proposition of its brands with franchisees and master partners and significantly enhanced both the profitability and the presence of its brands in the world’s major travel markets. As a result, the number of Choice-branded international properties has nearly doubled, with revenues increasing from $3.5 million to $25 million and profits increasing from $0.3 million to $13 million since 2001. In 2007, Mr. Haase was named senior vice president, brand operations and international, with his responsibilities expanding to include oversight for the company’s core legacy brands. Upon being named to this position, he immediately put in place a strategy and plan of action to drive franchisee ROI and support system growth. His efforts, which involved a complete restructuring of the company’s approach to brand operations and franchise services, have resulted in more clearly defined brand strategies and accountability within the organization, better processes and systems to service franchisees, strategic alignment with the company’s development efforts, and a strengthened and reinvigorated management team. Prior to joining Choice, Mr. Haase held key positions for a variety of publicly-held companies, including Marriott International and Caterair International, as well as national homebuilder The Ryland Group, Inc., and leading global investment banking and securities firm Goldman Sachs. Immediately prior to joining Choice, he served as vice president, finance, and treasurer for Ryland (from 1995 to 2000). In this role, he led the company's treasury and capital raising efforts in addition to Ryland's investor relations and acquisition functions. Prior to his tenure at Ryland, Mr. Haase spent five years with Caterair International Corporation in Bethesda, Maryland, where he was vice president and assistant treasurer. At Caterair, Mr. Haase managed all treasury functions and co-led the company's extensive capital restructuring efforts. Prior to Caterair, Mr. Haase was manager, financial planning and acquisitions with Marriott, and a financial planning analyst with Goldman Sachs. A graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute with a degree in electrical engineering, Mr. Haase also holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University and a master's degree in business administration with a concentration in corporate finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

As senior vice president, brand solutions, for Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world's largest hotel franchisors, Dave Goldberg is responsible for the company's business to business procurement services, hotel design, and new hotel openings for its franchised hotels. In this position, he is responsible for driving new product and service innovations to increase cost savings and profit opportunities for Choice's franchisees, enhancing the guest experience, and building greater brand equity for the company's portfolio of hotels. Mr. Goldberg joined Choice Hotels in 1999 as director of corporate development and has held positions of increasing responsibility in the areas of strategy, brand management, operational effectiveness, and treasury and finance. His key accomplishments include development of brand strategies, programs and products supporting over a 75% growth in franchise sales, the re-imaging and improvement of the Comfort Inn brand, the launch of the Cambria Suites and Clarion Collection brands, integration of the Suburban Extended Stay Hotel portfolio and the building of an extended stay division, development of a reservations strategy, and other organizational and process improvements. Prior to joining Choice, he served as a consultant for firms in Washington, D.C. and New York.

Tom Mirgon is senior vice president, human resources and administration for Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH). He is also an officer of the company. Mirgon is, among other things, responsible for executing the strategic d...

Anne Madison is senior vice president of corporate communications for Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest hotel franchisors. In this position, she leads the external and internal communications strategies for the company in the areas of media relations, investor and financial communications, franchisee communications, employee communications, crisis communications, events, industry relations, issues management and corporate social responsibility. Ms. Madison joined Choice in June 2005 and has 25 years of corporate communications and marketing communications experience at national and international organizations. Prior to joining Choice, she held similar positions with other national organizations, including vice president, corporate communications with The Ryland Group, one of the nation’s largest homebuilders, and vice president of marketing and communications for Enterprise Community Investment, a leading provider of community development capital for affordable housing. Ms. Madison hold’s a bachelor’s degree in communications from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. Ms. Madison serves as a member of the Government Affairs & HotelPAC Committee for the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), as a member of the Marketing and Public Relations Committee for the International Franchising Association (IFA), as a member of Leadership Howard County, and on the board of the National Family Resiliency Center.

As general counsel for worldwide lodging franchisor Choice Hotels International (NYSE: CHH), Paul Mamalian oversees the company's team of attorneys responsible for all aspects of Choice's legal affairs. Mr. Mamalian joined Choice in 2003 as a senior attorney and was promoted to assistant general counsel in 2004. He has provided sound legal counsel to the company in corporate, securities, financing, advertising and trademark law matters, in addition to helping to guide the company's strategies. In 2005, Mr. Mamalian played a key role in leading inside and outside counsel in the acquisition of the Suburban Extended Stay Hotel brand. With the acquisition, Choice entered the economy extended-stay lodging segment and immediately became its largest franchisor with nearly 9,000 rooms online. Prior to joining Choice, Mr. Mamalian was a senior attorney in the Washington, D.C. and Tysons Corner, Va. offices of Pillsbury Winthrop from 2000 to 2002 and was an associate with Reed Smith Shaw and McClay, in Washington, D.C., from 1998 to 2000. During his tenure at Pillsbury Winthrop and at Reed Smith, he advised public and private companies on corporate governance and securities compliance matters and negotiated and managed mergers, acquisitions and private equity venture capital financings. Mr. Mamalian began his career in law with Sallie Mae where he was in-house counsel from 1994 to 1998. He earned his bachelors degree in International Affairs from The George Washington University in 1991 and his juris doctor from The George Washington University Law School in 1994; and he is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and California. Mr. Mamalian is a frequent speaker on corporate and securities matters and is the author of several articles and publications, including the BNA Corporate Counsel Library's Annual Reporting under the Federal Securities Laws.

David Sullivan has been a director of the Company since January 1, 1998. Mr. Sullivan has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Sullivan Development Group, a real estate development consulting company, since 2000. ...

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