BNET Industries
Market Cap:$2.1B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$4.3B
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
As one of the world's largest hospitality companies, Wyndham Worldwide offers individual consumers and business-to-business customers a broad suite of hospitality products and services across various accommodation alternatives and price ranges through its premier portfolio of world-renowned brands. Wyndham Hotel Group encompasses 6,970 franchised hotels and approximately 583,400 hotel rooms worldwide. Group RCI offers its nearly 3.7 million members access to more than 67,000 vacation properties located in approximately 100 countries. Wyndham Vacation Ownership develops, markets and sells vacation ownership interests and provides consumer financing to owners through its network of approximately 145 vacation ownership resorts serving over 800,000 owners throughout North America, the Caribbean and the South Pacific. Wyndham Worldwide, headquartered in Parsippany, N.J., employs more than 32,000 employees globally.
President and Chief Executive OfficerFranz S. Hanning
Number of Employees 32,000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels: 721110
Recent Events
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Wyndham Worldwide Backs Q2 EPS Outlook - Update
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Headline Hits: Wyndham Reaffirms Q2 Guidance
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Wyndham CFO to step down
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BRIEF-Goldman upgrades Starwood Hotels, cuts Bally Technologies
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Shooting for the Moon
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Soleil Securities Initiates Coverage on Wyndham Worldwide WYN with a Buy
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Wyndham Worldwide WYN Declares $0.04/Share Qtr. Dividend, Yielding 1.48%
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UBS Downgrades Wyndham Worldwide WYN to Neutral
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Todays Zacks Rank Value Buy: Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
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BRIEF-Moody's assigns Ba2 to Wyndham's new unsecured notes; affirms Ba1 CFR
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The Wyndham Orange County Announces New Orange County Wedding Packages
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Wyndham Worldwide to Report First Quarter 2009 Earnings on April 29, 2009; Conference Call and...
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Wyndham Launches Global Philanthropic Effort
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Wyndham Worldwide Announces Launch of Global Philanthropic
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Wyndham Worldwide: Wyndham Worldwide Announces Launch of Global Philanthropic Program: Wishes by Wyndham
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Wyndham Worldwide Announces Launch of Global Philanthropic Program: Wishes by Wyndham
News & Analysis
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Wyndham Worldwide May Be Worth Chasing
Trader Mark submits: After writing the piece on hotels, [May 1, 2009: A Stroll Through the Hotel Space] I was struck on how cheap Wyndham Worldwide WYN was, so I went back over the past 6 months to see what exactly happened to get this stock to fall to the...
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Our first question comes from Joe Greff. Your line is open and please state your company name. Joe Greff - JPMorgan This is Joe Greff from JPMorgan. Good morning. Steve, my first question is, I guess, kind of relates to the big topics from the...
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you. Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Joseph Greff - J.P. Morgan. Joseph Greff - J.P. Morgan The 8-K filing after the earnings release this morning of the $200 million equity sales program, can you just talk a little bit - I...
Wyndham Worldwide Lays Off 4,000 Because Timeshares Don't Pay Off
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. announced plans to lay off 4,000 employees, or 13 percent of its global workforce, and drop its expected timeshare sales to $1.2 billion from a projected $2 billion for 2008. It was all part of the company's plan to "eliminate its reliance on asset-backed securities," which basically means they can't...
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Our first question today comes from Steve Kent with Goldman Sachs. Your line is open, sir. Steve Kent - Goldman Sachs Hi, good morning. Two questions, first Steve and Gina, just walk me through the margin improvement in timeshare, again, essentially for late '08 into...
Earnings Preview: Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. WYN is expected to report Q3 earnings before market open Thursday, October 30, with a conference call scheduled for 8:30 am ET. Guidance Analysts are looking for a profit of 80c on revenue of $1.27B. The consensus range is 79c to 82c for EPS, and revenue of...
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you. Operator instructions One moment, please, for the first question. Our first question comes from Joe Greff with J.P. Morgan. Please go ahead. Joe Greff – J.P. Morgan Good morning, everyone. Steve Holmes Good morning, Joe. Joe Greff – J.P. Morgan...
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you. Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Steven Kent - Goldman Sachs. Steven Kent - Goldman Sachs Steve, could you just talk a little bit about the deferred revenue on the Timeshare? I guess I'm still not completely sure of how this...
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call ExcerptWyndham Worldwide Corporation WYN Q4 2007 Earnings Call February 12, 2008 8:30 am ET Executives Stephen P. Holmes - Chairman & CEO Gina Wilson - Executive Vice President and CFO Margo Happer – Senior Vice President, Investor Relations Analysts Steve Kent – Goldman Sachs Joe Greff...
Wyndham Worldwide, Corp. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator At this time we'll take questions. [Operator Instructions]. Our first question comes from Mr. William Truelove of UBS. William Truelove - UBS Research Hi guys, good quarter. I have a... I want some clarification on just...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Franz S. Hanning | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Geoffrey A. Ballotti | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Stephen P. Holmes | Chief Executive Officer |
| Jean Thomas | CMO & Executive Vice President |
| Mary Falvey | Chief Human Resources Officer |
| Nicola Rossi | Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
| Tom Anderson | Chief Real Estate Development Officer |
| Virginia M. Wilson | CFO |
| Scott G. McLester | General Counsel & Executive Vice President |
| Kevin Rupert | Vice President, Marketing & Strategy |
| Richard Roberts | Vice President, Comm |
| Christine Silva | Director, Media Relations |
| Kelly Welch | Director, Brand Marketing, Wyndham Hotels |
| Stacey Kennedy | Director, Media Relations |
| Dana McIntire | Senior Brand Manager |
| George Herrera | Director |
| James E. Buckman | Director |
| Myra J. Biblowit | Director |
| Nick Depaolo | Director |
| Pauline D.E. Richards | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Honorable Brian Mulroney | Board of Directors |
| M. Brian Mulroney | Board of Directors |
| Michael H. Wargotz | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| WorldMark by Wyndham | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Wyndham Vacation Ownership, Inc. | President & CEO | Current |
| Fairfield Resorts, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | President and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| WorldMark by Wyndham | President | Current |
| Fairfield Resorts, Inc. | President | Current |
| Fairfield & Company | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Fairfield & Company | Executive Vice President of Sales | Former |
Geoff Ballotti has served as President and Chief Executive Officer, Group RCI since March 2008. Prior to joining Wyndham Worldwide, Ballotti was president of the North America division of Starwood Hotels and Resorts. Over the past 19 years with Starwood, he served in various roles including real estate development, call center and travel distribution management, marketing, sales, and regional multi-brand hotel operations. Geoff also brings international and global experience to Group RCI, having led operations for Starwood in Europe. He speaks both French and Italian
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | President and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | President, North America | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| Wyndham Hotel Group Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer, Travel Content Division | Former |
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | managing director | Former |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Vice Chairman and Director | Former |
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | Director | Former |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | CMO & Executive Vice President | Current |
Mary R. Falvey has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer since our separation from Cendant in July 2006. Ms. Falvey was Executive Vice President, Global Human Resources for Cendant's Vacation Network Group from April 2005 until our separation from Cendant in July 2006. From March 2000 to April 2005, Ms. Falvey served as Executive Vice President, Human Resources for RCI. From January 1998 to March 2000, Ms. Falvey was Vice President of Human Resources for Cendant's Hotel Division and Corporate Contact Center group. Prior to joining Cendant, Ms. Falvey held various leadership positions in the human resources division of Nabisco Foods Company.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | Chief Human Resources Officer | Current |
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Resort Condominiums International, LLC | Executive Vice President, HR | Former |
Nicola Rossi has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer since our separation from Cendant in July 2006. Mr. Rossi was Vice President and Controller of Cendant's Hotel Group from June 2004 until our separation from Cendant in July 2006. From April 2002 to June 2004, Mr. Rossi served as Vice President, Corporate Finance for Cendant. From April 2000 to April 2002, Mr. Rossi was Corporate Controller of Jacuzzi Brands, Inc., a bath and plumbing products company, and was Assistant Corporate Controller from June 1999 to March 2000. From November 1995 to May 1999, Mr. Rossi was Director of Corporate Accounting of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. From 1988 to 1995, Mr. Rossi held various positions, from staff accountant to manager, with Deloitte & Touche LLP.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | Chief Real Estate Development Officer | Current |
| Wyndham Hotel Group Inc. | Executive Vice President and Chief Real Estate Development Officer | Current |
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Corporate Real Estate | Former |
| Coldwell Banker Commercial | Vice President of Real Estate Services | Former |
Virginia M. Wilson has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since our separation from Cendant in July 2006. Ms. Wilson was Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Cendant from September 2003 until our separation from Cendant in July 2006. From October 1999 until August 2003, Ms. Wilson served as Senior Vice President and Controller for MetLife, Inc., a provider of insurance and other financial services. From 1996 until 1999, Ms. Wilson served as Senior Vice President and Controller for Transamerica Life Companies, an insurance and financial services company. Prior to Transamerica, Ms. Wilson was an Audit Partner of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | CFO | Current |
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Chief Accounting Officer & Executive Vice President | Former |
| MetLife, Inc. | vice president | Former |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | partner | Former |
| MetLife, Inc. | controller | Former |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | degrees in accounting | Former |
Scott G. McLester has served as our Executive Vice President and General Counsel since our separation from Cendant in July 2006. Mr. McLester was Senior Vice President, Legal for Cendant from April 2004 until our separation from Cendant in July 2006. Mr. McLester was Group Vice President, Legal for Cendant from March 2002 to April 2004, Vice President, Legal for Cendant from February 2001 to March 2002 and Senior Counsel for Cendant from June 2000 to February 2001. Prior to joining Cendant, Mr. McLester was a Vice President in the Law Department of Merrill Lynch in New York and a partner with the law firm of Carpenter, Bennett and Morrissey in Newark, New Jersey.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | General Counsel & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | Vice President, Marketing & Strategy | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | Vice President, Comm | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | Director, Media Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | Director, Brand Marketing, Wyndham Hotels | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | Director, Media Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | Senior Brand Manager | Current |
George Herrera has served as a director since our separation from Cendant in July 2006. Mr. Herrera was a Cendant director from January 2004 until the completion of Cendant's separation plan in August 2006. Since December 2003, Mr. Herrera has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Herrera-Cristina Group, Ltd., a Hispanic-owned multidisciplinary management firm. From August 1998 to January 2004, Mr. Herrera served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Herrera served as President of David J. Burgos & Associates, Inc. from December 1979 until July 1998.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | Director | Current |
| Wyndham Hotel Group Inc. | Director | Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Director | Former |
The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney has served as a director since our separation from Cendant in July 2006. Mr. Mulroney was a Cendant director from December 1997 until the completion of Cendant's separation plan in August 2006. Mr. Mulroney was Prime Minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993 and is currently Senior Partner in the Montreal-based law firm, Ogilvy Renault. Mr. Mulroney is a director of the following public companies: Archer Daniels Midland Company Inc., Barrick Gold Corporation, Independent News and Media, PLC and Quebecor, Inc. (including its subsidiary, Quebecor World Inc.). Mr. Mulroney was a director of HFS from April 1997 until December 1997.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| York Capital Management, LLC | Consultant | Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | Director | Current |
| Wyndham Hotel Group Inc. | Director | Current |
| The Healthcare Chaplaincy, Inc. | Vice Chairman, York Capital Management | Current |
| York Capital Management, LLC | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Piancone Group International, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Day's Inn | Executive V.P. | Former |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Senior Executive Vice President | Former |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | General Counsel and Director | Former |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | General Counsel | Former |
| Day's Inn | General Counsel | Former |
| Day's Inn | Board Member | Former |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Yale Law School | J.D. Degree | Former |
| Fordham University | A.B. Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
Michael H. Wargotz has served as a director since our separation from Cendant in July 2006. Since December 2006, Mr. Wargotz has been the Chief Financial Advisor of NetJets, Inc., a leading provider of private aviation services. From June 2004 until November 2006, he was a Vice President of NetJets. Since January 2001, Mr. Wargotz has been a founding partner of Axcess Solutions, LLC, a strategic alliance, brand development and partnership marketing consulting firm. From January 2000 to December 2000, Mr. Wargotz pursued personal interests. From January 1998 to December 1999, Mr. Wargotz served in various leadership positions with Cendant, including President and Chief Executive Officer of its Lifestyle Division, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of its Alliance Marketing Segment and Senior Vice President, Business Development. Mr. Wargotz was a Senior Vice President with HFS from July 1994 to December 1997.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
Myra J. Biblowit has served as a director since our separation from Cendant in July 2006. Ms. Biblowit was a Cendant director from April 2000 until the completion of Cendant's separation plan in August 2006. Since April 2001, Ms. Biblowit has been President of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. From July 1997 until March 2001, she served as Vice Dean for External Affairs for the New York University School of Medicine and Senior Vice President of the Mount Sinai-NYU Health System. From June 1991 to June 1997, Ms. Biblowit was Senior Vice President and Executive Director of the Capital Campaign for the American Museum of Natural History.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | President | Current |
| Car Rental Weekly | Vice President, Cendant | Current |
| New York University School of Medicine | Vice Dean | Current |
| The Womens Forum | Board of Directors | Current |
| Historic House Trust | Board of Directors | Current |
| City Parks Foundation | Director | Current |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | Director | Current |
| Wyndham Hotel Group Inc. | Director | Current |
| Historic House Trust | Trustee | Current |
| The Womens Forum | Member | Current |
| Central Park Conservancy, Inc | Executive Vice President | Former |
| American Museum of Natural History | Senior Vice President | Former |
| American Museum of Natural History | Executive Director | Former |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Director | Former |
Nick DePaolo comes to HREC in the Chicago office after a 10 year career as the Midwest Director of Franchise Development for Wyndham Worldwide, formerly Cendant Corporation, where he was personally responsible for the development of over 200 Franchise Agreements totaling over 13,000 rooms. Nick has an extensive background in site selection, franchise agreement negotiations, market analysis, brand selection, and the overall development process. He has developed relationships with a vast network of hotel owners, developers, brokers, lenders, buyers and sellers playing an integral role in over 50 hotel real estate transactions.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hospitality Real Estate Counselors, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | Director | Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | Director | Current |
| Wyndham Hotel Group Inc. | Director | Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Director | Former |
Executive News
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Headline Hits: Wyndham Reaffirms Q2 Guidance
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Wyndham CFO to step down
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Wyndham CFO Wilson Resigns
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Wyndham shares surge after reaffirming guidance
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Wyndham shares rise after company affirms outlook
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Wyndham Worldwide Backs Q2 EPS Outlook - Update
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Market Report -- Story Stocks (WYN)
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Wyndham Worldwide (WYN) Announces CFO Leaving
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Wyndham Worldwide (WYN) Announces Resignation of CFO
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BRIEF-Wyndham Worldwide says chief financial officer leaving
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Wyndham Worldwide CFO Wilson departing
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Wyndham Worldwide CFO Wilson To Depart In 3Q
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Market Report -- In Play (WYN)
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Wyndham Worldwide Announces Chief Financial Officer Leaving
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Wyndham Worldwide: Wyndham Worldwide Announces Chief Financial Officer Leaving
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Wyndham Worldwide Announces Chief Financial Officer Leaving
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CYBEX Launches Pink Treadmill to Support Breast Cancer Research
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CYBEX Launches Pink Treadmill to Support Breast Cancer Research
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