People: Summit Hotel Properties Inc (INN)


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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Kerry Boekelheide

58 2010 Executive Chairman of the Board

Daniel Hansen

44 2010 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Stuart Becker

51 2010 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Treasurer

Craig Aniszewski

50 2010 Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President

Troy Hester

57 2012 Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President, Director - SEC Reporting

Christopher Eng

42 2010 Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary

Bjorn Hanson

61 2011 Independent Director

David Kay

46 2011 Independent Director

Thomas Storey

56 2011 Independent Director

Wayne Wielgus

58 2011 Independent Director

Dan Boyum

Vice President - Investor Relations

Biographies

Name Description

Kerry Boekelheide

Mr. Kerry W. Boekelheide is Executive Chairman of the Board of Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Managers of predecessor, Summit Hotel Properties, LLC ("SHP LLC"), from January 2004 until February 2011. Mr. Boekelheide has served as the Chairman and sole director of The Summit Group, Inc. ("The Summit Group") from 1991 until its dissolution in December 2012. The Summit Group, with its affiliates, developed and acquired 54 hotels from 1991 through 2004. Prior to forming The Summit Group, Mr. Boekelheide was President and a shareholder of Super 8 Management, Inc., which was responsible for the management of over 100 Super 8 Motels located across the United States and Canada, and held numerous other positions in various companies that developed, owned and operated Super 8 Motels in the United States and Canada. Mr. Boekelheide received a B.S. degree in business from Northern State University.

Daniel Hansen

Mr. Daniel P. Hansen is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Hansen served in various capacities at The Summit Group. Mr. Hansen joined The Summit Group in October of 2003 as Vice President of Investor Relations. He was appointed President of The Summit Group and Chief Financial Officer of SHP LLC in 2008. His primary responsibilities included the development and execution of growth strategies for SHP LLC, raising equity capital and hotel development and acquisition. Prior to joining The Summit Group, Mr. Hansen spent 11 years with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated ("Merrill Lynch") in various leadership positions, culminating as a Vice President and Regional Sales Manager for Merrill Lynch in the Texas Mid-South Region, which included Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Mr. Hansen received a B.A. in economics from South Dakota State University.

Stuart Becker

Mr. Stuart J. Becker is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Treasurer of Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. Mr. Becker joined Summit Green Tiger Investments, LLC ("Summit Green Tiger"), an affiliate of The Summit Group, in 2007 as an Executive Vice President and Secretary where he focused on acquisitions, capital allocation, debt placement and strategic analysis. Prior to joining Summit Green Tiger, Mr. Becker served as a principal of McCarthy Group, Inc. and its subsidiary, McCarthy Capital, Inc. from 2005 to 2007. McCarthy Group is a private equity company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, which focuses on diversified investments in growth companies. Mr. Becker was responsible for managing deal flow, acquisitions, underwriting and investment oversight. From 1984 until 2005, Mr. Becker was involved in finance and corporate banking for several regional and national banking firms, including First Interstate, First Bank (predecessor to US Bank) and most recently, First National Bank of Omaha, from 1997 to 2005, where he was Vice President for corporate banking, regional credit and syndications. Mr. Becker received a B.S. degree in business management from the University of South Dakota and an M.B.A. from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Craig Aniszewski

Mr. Craig J. Aniszewski is Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President of Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. Mr. Aniszewski joined The Summit Group in January 1997 as Vice President of Operations and Development. He became the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of The Summit Group in 2007 and was a member of the Board of Managers of SHP LLC from January 2004 until February 2011. Mr. Aniszewski joined The Summit Group following 13 years with Marriott International, Inc., where he held sales and operations positions in full-service convention and resort hotels. During his career with Marriott, he also worked in the select-service sector, holding positions including the Director of Sales and General Manager for Residence Inn by Marriott and Courtyard by Marriott-branded hotels located in Florida, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland and North Carolina. Mr. Aniszewski received a B.S. degree in criminal justice with minors in business and psychology from the University of Dayton.

Troy Hester

Mr. Troy L. Hester is Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President, Director - SEC Reporting of Summit Hotel Properties, Inc., since August 2012. Mr. Hester has more than 30 years of experience in public accounting and publicly traded companies. Mr. Hester served in several capacities between 1999 and 2012 at Temple-Inland Inc. (NYSE: TIN until acquired by International Paper Company in February 2012), most recently as Temple-Inland's Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer. Prior to working at Temple-Inland, Mr. Hester served between 1993 and 1999 as Senior Vice President and Deputy Controller of Hibernia National Bank and Hibernia Corporation (NYSE: HIB until acquired by Capital One Financial Corporation in November 2005). Mr. Hester holds a B.B.A. in accounting from Angelo State University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Christopher Eng

Mr. Christopher R. Eng is Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. Mr. Eng was appointed Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of The Summit Group and SHP LLC in 2004. Mr. Eng was responsible for The Summit Group's legal affairs and for guiding its corporate compliance, focusing on real estate acquisitions and dispositions, franchise licensing, corporate insurance coverage, corporate governance and securities industry regulatory compliance. Prior to joining The Summit Group, Mr. Eng was an Assistant Vice President and Trust Officer for The First National Bank in Sioux Falls. Mr. Eng received B.A. degrees in history and English from Augustana College and a J.D. degree from the University of Denver College of Law.

Bjorn Hanson

Dr. Bjorn R. L. Hanson is Independent Director of Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. Dr. Hanson has worked in the hospitality industry for more than 35 years and has been involved in consulting, research and investment banking in the lodging sector. He joined the New York University School of Continuing Professional Studies in June 2008 as a clinical professor teaching in the school's graduate and undergraduate hospitality and tourism programs and directing applied research projects. In 2010, he was appointed as the divisional dean of that school's Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management. Before joining the Tisch Center, Dr. Hanson was a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and its predecessor, Coopers & Lybrand LLP, which he joined in 1989. Dr. Hanson founded the hospitality, sports, convention and leisure practice and held various positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Coopers & Lybrand, including National Industry Chairman for the Hospitality Industries, National Service Line Director for Hospitality Consulting, National Industry Chairman for Real Estate, Real Estate Service Line Director and National Director of Appraisal Services. Additionally, he served on the U.S. leadership committee and global financial advisory services management committee of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Dr. Hanson was also managing director with two Wall Street firms, Kidder, Peabody & Co. and PaineWebber Inc., for which he led banking and research departments for lodging and gaming. Dr. Hanson received a B.S. from Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, an M.B.A. from Fordham University and a Ph.D. from New York University.

David Kay

Mr. David S. Kay is Independent Director of Summit Hotel Properties Inc. Mr. Kay has worked in finance, accounting and business planning and strategy for more than 20 years and has been involved with REITs for over 13 years. He is the Chief Investment Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Capital Automotive Real Estate Services, Inc., whose predecessor, Capital Automotive REIT, he co-founded in 1997 and took public in 1998. Mr. Kay served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Capital Automotive until it was taken private in a nearly $4 billion privatization transaction in 2005. Prior to founding Capital Automotive, Mr. Kay worked at the public accounting firm of Arthur Andersen LLP in Washington, D.C. for approximately ten years. While at Arthur Andersen, Mr. Kay provided consulting services to clients regarding mergers and acquisitions, business planning and strategy and equity financing. He has experience with capital formation projects, roll-up transactions and IPOs for companies in various industries. Mr. Kay is a member of James Madison University's College of Business Executive Advisory Council and is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Kay received a B.B.A., with a concentration in accounting, from James Madison University.

Thomas Storey

Mr. Thomas W. Storey is Independent Director of Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. Mr. Storey has worked in the hospitality industry for more than 25 years. Beginning in May 2013, Mr. Storey will serve as the President of Hospitality of LodgeNet Interactive Corporation (OTC: LNETQ), a hotel industry technology company. Currently, Mr. Storey is the Executive Vice President Business Strategy for Fairmont Raffles Hotels International ("FRHI"), a global hotel company with over 100 hotels worldwide under the Fairmont, Raffles and SwissĂ´tel brands, which Mr. Storey joined in 1999. Having helped launch FRHI as a publicly traded company and its subsequent privatization, Mr. Storey is responsible for strategic planning and helping to identify new opportunities for FRHI that capitalize on improving business fundamentals. Mr. Storey has held a series of progressive leadership positions with FRHI, including Executive Vice President, Development and Executive Vice President Business Development & Strategy, as well as President of Fairmont Hotels and Resorts. Mr. Storey has been a member of various hospitality industry organizations, including the American Hotel & Lodging Association, the Travel Industry Association of America, and Professional Conference and Meeting Planners. Mr. Storey received a B.A. in economics from Bates College and an M.B.A. from the Johnson School at Cornell University.

Wayne Wielgus

Mr. Wayne W. Wielgus is Independent Director of Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. Mr. Wielgus has worked in the hospitality industry for more than 30 years. In August 2009, Mr. Wielgus founded International Advisor Group LLC, which advises several companies in the hospitality industry. Before founding International Advisor Group, he served as Senior Vice President of Marketing of Celebrity and Azamara Cruises, two of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s brands, from March 2008 until August 2009, where he was responsible for the two brands' overall marketing efforts, including brand strategy and development, advertising, web marketing and research. Mr. Wielgus served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Choice Hotels International, Inc. from September 2004 until July 2007, after serving as that company's Senior Vice President, Marketing from September 2000 to September 2004. Prior to joining Choice Hotels, Mr. Wielgus held various positions with Best Western International, Inc., Trusthouse Forte PLC, InterContinental Hotels Corporation and Ramada Worldwide Inc. Mr. Wielgus received a B.S. in Marketing from Fairfield University and an M.B.A. from the University of Memphis.

Dan Boyum

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Kerry Boekelheide

1,235,000

Daniel Hansen

1,137,500

Stuart Becker

671,870

Craig Aniszewski

806,243

Troy Hester

--

Christopher Eng

210,000

Bjorn Hanson

--

David Kay

--

Thomas Storey

--

Wayne Wielgus

--

Dan Boyum

--
As Of 30 Dec 2012
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