People: Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc (AHT)
AHT on New York Consolidated
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22 May 2013
13.22USD
22 May 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Montgomery Bennet |
46 | 2013 | Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer |
Douglas Kessler |
51 | 2013 | President, Director |
David Kimichik |
51 | 2007 | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer |
David Brooks |
52 | 2009 | Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel, Secretary |
Jeremy Welter |
35 | 2011 | Executive Vice President - Asset Management |
Mark Nunneley |
54 | 2003 | Chief Accounting Officer |
W. Michael Murphy |
66 | 2012 | Lead Independent Director |
Kamal Jafarnia |
2013 | Director | |
Benjamin Ansell |
44 | 2009 | Independent Director |
Thomas Callahan |
56 | 2008 | Independent Director |
Martin Edelman |
70 | 2012 | Independent Director |
Philip Payne |
60 | 2003 | Independent Director |
Alan Tallis |
58 | 2013 | Independent Director |
Scott Eckstein |
IR Contact |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Montgomery Bennet |
Mr. Montgomery J. Bennett is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. He has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of the company effective December 24, 2012. Mr. Monty Bennett was elected to the board of directors in May 2003 and has served as the Chief Executive Officer since that time. Prior to January 2009, Mr. Bennett also served as president. Mr. Bennett serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Remington Holdings, LP. Mr. Bennett joined Remington Hotel Corporation in 1992 and has served in several key positions, such as President, Executive Vice President, Director of Information Systems, General Manager and Operations Director. Mr. Monty Bennett holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University and a Bachelor of Science degree with distinction from the Cornell School of Hotel Administration. He has 20 years experience in the hotel industry and has experience in virtually all aspects of the hospitality industry, including hotel ownership, finance, operations, development, asset management and project management. |
Douglas Kessler |
Mr. Douglas A. Kessler is President, Director of Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. He has been appointed as Director of the company effective January 19, 2013. Prior to being appointed President, Mr. Kessler served as Chief Operating Officer and Head of Acquisitions, beginning in May 2003. From July 2002 until August 2003, Mr. Kessler served as the managing director/chief investment officer of Remington Hotel Corporation. Prior to joining Remington Hotel Corporation in 2002, from 1993 to 2002, Mr. Kessler was employed at Goldman Sachs’ Whitehall Real Estate Funds, where he assisted in the management of $11 billion of real estate (including $6 billion of hospitality investments) involving over 20 operating partner platforms worldwide. During his nine years at Whitehall, Mr. Kessler served on the boards or executive committees of several lodging companies, including Westin Hotels and Resorts and Strategic Hotel Capital. |
David Kimichik |
Mr. David J. Kimichik is Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer of Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. Mr. Kimichik has served as Chief Financial Officer from May 2003. Additionally, from May 2003 through December 2007, he served as Head of Asset Management. Mr. Kimichik has been associated with the Remington Hotel Corporation principals for 25 years and was President of Ashford Financial Corporation, an affiliat, from 1992 until August 2003. Mr. Kimichik previously served as Executive Vice President of Mariner Hotel Corporation, an affiliate of Remington Hotel Corporation, in which capacity he administered all corporate activities, including business development, financial management and operations. |
David Brooks |
Mr. David A. Brooks is Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel, Secretary of Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc., since January 2009. Prior to assuming that role, he served as Chief Legal Officer, Head of Transactions and Secretary. He served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Remington Hotel Corporation and Ashford Financial Corporation from January 1992 until August 2003. Prior to joining Remington Hotel Corporation, Mr. Brooks served as a partner with the law firm of Sheinfeld, Maley & Kay. |
Jeremy Welter |
Mr. Jeremy Welter is an Executive Vice President - Asset Management of Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc., since March 2011. From August 2005 until December 2010, Mr. Welter was employed by Remington Hotels, LP in various capacities, most recently serving as chief financial officer. From July 2000 through July 2005, Mr. Welter was an investment banker at Stephens, where he worked on mergers and acquisitions as well as capital raises for public and private companies. Before working at Stephens, Mr. Welter was part of Bank of America’s Global Corporate Investment Banking group. |
Mark Nunneley |
Mr. Mark L. Nunneley is Chief Accounting Officer of Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc., since May 2003. From 1992 until 2003, Mr. Nunneley served as Chief Financial Officer of Remington Hotel Corporation. He previously served as a tax consultant at Arthur Andersen & Company and as a tax manager at Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Nunneley is a certified public accountant and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Texas Society of CPAs and Dallas Chapter of AICPAs. |
W. Michael Murphy |
Mr. W. Michael Murphy is Lead Independent Director of Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. Mr. Murphy serves as Head of Lodging and Leisure Capital Markets of the First Fidelity Mortgage Corporation. From 1998 to 2002 Mr. Murphy served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer of ResortQuest International, Inc., a public, NYSE-listed company. Prior to joining ResortQuest, from 1995 to 1997, he was President of Footprints International, a company involved in the planning and development of environmentally friendly hotel properties. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Murphy was a Senior Managing Director of Geller & Co., a Chicago-based hotel advisory and asset management firm. Prior to that Mr. Murphy was a partner in the investment firm of Metric Partners where he was responsible for all hospitality related real estate matters including acquisitions, sales and the company’s investment banking platform. Mr. Murphy served in development roles at Holiday Inns, Inc. from 1973 to 1980. Mr. Murphy has been Co-Chairman of the Industry Real Estate Finance Advisory Council (IREFAC) three times and currently serves on the board of the Atlanta Hospitality Alliance. Mr. Murphy has over 35 years of hospitality experience. During his career at Holiday Inns, Inc. and Metric Partners, Mr. Murphy acquisition of 50 hotels, joint ventures and hotel management contracts. |
Kamal Jafarnia |
Mr. Kamal Jafarnia has been appointed as Director of Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. effective January 19, 2013. Mr. Jafarnia, who holds a B.A. from the University of Texas, a J.D. from Temple University School of Law, and an L.L.M. from Georgetown University Law Center, has over 15 years of experience in the real estate and financial services industry as an attorney, owner, principal, compliance officer and executive. Mr. Jafarnia is currently counsel in the Financial Services & Products Group and a member of the REIT Practice Group in the New York office of Alston & Bird, LLP. |
Benjamin Ansell |
Dr. Benjamin J. Ansell, M.D., is an Independent Director of Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. Dr. Ansell is the founder of and currently Director and Chairman of the Board of the UCLA Executive Health Program, where he has been responsible for marketing and selling executive health program services to 20 Fortune 500 companies and 3,500 individual customers. Dr. Ansell founded and serves as the Director of UCLA Medical Hospitality, which coordinates health services, concierge and some hospitality functions within the UCLA Health System. Dr. Ansell is the senior practice physician specializing in cardiovascular disease prevention and early detection strategies. |
Thomas Callahan |
Mr. Thomas E. Callahan is Independent Director of Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. Mr. Callahan is Co-President and Chief Executive Officer of PKF Consulting USA, a national real estate advisory firm specializing in the hospitality industry, with responsibility for the overall operations and management of the company. Prior to forming the predecessor to PKF Consulting USA, in 1992, Mr. Callahan was Deputy Managing Partner of Pannell Kerr Forster, an international public accounting firm specializing in the hospitality industry. |
Martin Edelman |
Mr. Martin Lee Edelman is Independent Director of Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. Since 2000, Mr. Edelman has served as Of Counsel to Paul Hastings LLC. From 1972 to 2000, he served as a partner at Battle Fowler LLP. Mr. Edelman has been a real estate advisor to Grove Investors and is a partner at Fisher Brothers, a real estate partnership. He is a director of Capital Trust, Inc and Avis/Budget Group, Inc. |
Philip Payne |
Mr. Philip S. Payne is Independent Director of Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc., since August 2003. Mr. Payne is the Chief Executive Officer of Ginkgo Residential, LLC. Ginkgo Residential was formed in July 2010 to assume all of the property management activities of Babcock & Brown Residential of which Mr. Payne was the CEO. Prior to joining Babcock & Brown Residential, Mr. Payne was the Chairman of BNP Residential Properties Trust, a publicly traded real estate investment trust that was acquired by Babcock & Brown Ltd, a publicly traded Australian investment bank, in 2007. Mr. Payne joined BNP Residential in 1990 as Vice President Capital Market Activities and became Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in January 1993. He was named Treasurer in April 1995, a director in December 1997, and was elected Chairman in 2004. Mr. Payne maintains a license to practice law in Virginia. Mr. Payne is a member of the Urban Land Institute, founding chairman of ULI’s Responsible Property Investing Council and is co-chairman of ULI’s Climate, Land Use and Energy Group. Mr. Payne is a member of National Multi Housing Council. Mr. Payne has an understanding of finance and the financial reporting process. He has served in the capacity as chief financial officer as well as chief executive officer of real estate entities and has experience in capital markets, public companies, real estate and the legal fields. |
Alan Tallis |
Mr. Alan L. Tallis is an Independent Director Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. From March 2008 through February 2011, Mr. Tallis served as Executive Vice President, Asset Management for the Company. From February 2011 through January 2012, Mr. Tallis continued to serve as a consultant to the Company. Prior to joining the Company in March 2008, Mr. Tallis served as a senior advisor to Blackstone Real Estate Advisors following their acquisition of La Quinta Corporation from June 2006 to May 2007. From July 2000 until May 2006, Mr. Tallis served in various positions with La Quinta Corporation, most recently serving as President and Chief Development Officer of LQ Management LLC and President of La Quinta Franchising LLC. |
Scott Eckstein |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Montgomery Bennet |
10,640,500 |
Douglas Kessler |
6,189,010 |
David Kimichik |
2,531,320 |
David Brooks |
5,814,320 |
Jeremy Welter |
-- |
Mark Nunneley |
1,866,560 |
W. Michael Murphy |
-- |
Kamal Jafarnia |
-- |
Benjamin Ansell |
-- |
Thomas Callahan |
-- |
Martin Edelman |
-- |
Philip Payne |
-- |
Alan Tallis |
1,990,850 |
Scott Eckstein |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2011
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Montgomery Bennet |
178,360 | 1,014,210 |
Douglas Kessler |
153,244 | 865,910 |
David Kimichik |
69,499 | 392,867 |
David Brooks |
72,924 | 411,023 |
Jeremy Welter |
0 | 0 |
Mark Nunneley |
36,330 | 202,928 |
W. Michael Murphy |
0 | 0 |
Kamal Jafarnia |
0 | 0 |
Benjamin Ansell |
0 | 0 |
Thomas Callahan |
0 | 0 |
Martin Edelman |
0 | 0 |
Philip Payne |
0 | 0 |
Alan Tallis |
6,390 | 29,075 |
Scott Eckstein |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
CALLAHAN THOMAS E |
5,500 | $0.00 |
PAYNE PHILIP S |
5,500 | $0.00 |
TALLIS ALAN L |
5,500 | $0.00 |
JAFARNIA KAMAL |
1,835 | $0.00 |
TALLIS ALAN L |
1,835 | $0.00 |
ANSELL BENJAMIN J |
10,000 | $0.00 |
CALLAHAN THOMAS E |
476 | $7.96 |
BENNETT MONTGOMERY J |
1,544 | $8.12 |
BENNETT MONTGOMERY J |
556 | $8.13 |
BENNETT MONTGOMERY J |
1,700 | $8.11 |
BENNETT MONTGOMERY J |
2,500 | $8.13 |
BENNETT MONTGOMERY J |
2,885 | $8.12 |
BENNETT MONTGOMERY J |
1,400 | $8.04 |
BENNETT MONTGOMERY J |
7,786 | $8.21 |
BENNETT MONTGOMERY J |
7,786 | $8.21 |
BENNETT MONTGOMERY J |
6,071 | $7.88 |
BENNETT MONTGOMERY J |
2,100 | $7.87 |
BENNETT MONTGOMERY J |
1,015 | $7.86 |
BENNETT MONTGOMERY J |
9,186 | $7.91 |
BENNETT MONTGOMERY J |
36,743 | $0.00 |
MURPHY WILLIAM MICHAEL |
5,500 | $0.00 |
CALLAHAN THOMAS E |
5,500 | $0.00 |
PAYNE PHILIP S |
5,500 | $0.00 |
ANSELL BENJAMIN J |
5,500 | $0.00 |
EDELMAN MARTIN L |
5,500 | $0.00 |
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