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Daniel R. Tishman
Vice Chairman

John A. Vickers
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer


David A. Bagwell
Managing Director & Chief Marketing Officer
Tishman Hotel Corporation

Charles C. Cocotas
Executive Vice President
Tishman Hotel Corporation

David Rothenberg
Chief Operating Officer
Tishman Realty Corporation

Frank Beck
Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
Tishman Hotel Corporation

Paul Diamond
Executive Vice President
Tishman Realty Corporation

William Sales
President
Tishman Realty Corporation

Gary Buscemi
Executive Vice President
Tishman Realty Corporation

Obaid Khan
Executive Vice President
Tishman Realty Corporation

Joseph Simone
President
Tishman Real Estate Services

James L. Claus
Executive Vice President
Tishman Hotel Corporation

Dennis Mahoney
Executive Vice President
Tishman Realty Corporation

Robert Snyder
Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer
Tishman Hotel Corporation

Leadership Biographies

Daniel R. Tishman
Daniel R. Tishman is Vice Chairman for Tishman Realty Corporation and Tishman Hotel Corporation. Mr. Tishman is also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tishman Construction Corporation and Vice Chairman and a member of the Board of Directors of its parent company, AECOM. Mr. Tishman is Chairman of the Board of the Natural Resources Defense Council, one of the world's leading environmental advocacy organizations. He also serves on the boards of the New York Building Congress, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Columbia University's Real Estate Industry Advisory Board and the UJA Federation of NY. He serves on the Advisory Committee of the Export-Import Bank of the United States and is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York. Mr. Tishman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Ecology and Planning from Evergreen State College and a Master of Science degree in Environmental Studies from Lesley College.

John A. Vickers
John A. Vickers is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Tishman Realty Corporation and for Tishman Hotel Corporation. Prior
to the sale of Tishman Construction Corporation to AECOM in July 2010, Mr. Vickers was also Vice Chair and Principal of Tishman Construction Corporation. Mr. Vickers is a member of the Board of Fellows of Trinity College and serves on the Columbia Business School MBA Real Estate Program Advisory Board. He is also a member of the board of the IPayment Corporation and a member of the Board of Trustees of Buckley Country Day School. Mr. Vickers holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Trinity College and a Masters of Business Administration degree in Finance from Columbia University.

David A. Bagwell
David Bagwell is Managing Director and Chief Marketing Officer of Tishman Hotel Corporation. Prior to joining Tishman in 2003,
Mr. Bagwell was Executive Vice President and Partner at Buena Vista Hospitality Group spearheading strategic planning for several major properties. He also held the position of Vice President/General Manager for PGA National Resort and Director of Sales and Marketing for the Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin. Mr. Bagwell has served as a Board Member for Florida Hotel & Lodging Association, Meeting Planners International, as well as other industry related organizations. He received a Bachelor of Science
degree in Hotel Management from Florida International University.

Frank Beck
Frank Beck is Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Tishman Hotel Corporation. Prior to joining Tishman in 1992, he was in charge of Finance and Administration for Guinness PLC, overseeing the financial activities for the Group's hospitality development and management business in the United States. Before that, Mr. Beck held various Hotel Corporate and Property Controllership positions and started his career in auditing and consulting with the CPA firm of Pannell, Kerr and Forester. Mr. Beck holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Business Administration from the State University of New York.

Gary Buscemi
Gary Buscemi is an Executive Vice President of Tishman Realty Corporation. Prior to joining Tishman in 1995, he was a partner in a major law firm with over 15 years experience in all aspects of real estate development and finance. Mr. Buscemi is a member of the
New York State Bar Association. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fordham College and a Juris Doctor degree from Fordham University School of Law.

James L. Claus
James L. Claus is Executive Vice President of Tishman Hotel Corporation. Before joining Tishman 1991, Jim served as Vice President of the Abbey Group, Ltd., a hotel owner and operator based in Chicago. His previous positions, comprising 17 years with Hilton Hotels Corporation, include Vice President and General Manager of the Palmer House in Chicago, General Manager of the Hilton at Walt Disney World Village in Florida, and General Manager of the Portland Hilton in Oregon, as well as positions in sales and marketing including The Waldorf-Astoria in New York. Mr. Claus serves on the Board of Directors of the Hotel Association of New
York City. He is a Certified Hotel Administrator and a member of Hospitality Asset Managers Association. He presently serves as a
Trustee of two industry related health funds and the International Union Pension Fund. Mr. Claus holds a Bachelor of Science degree
in Industrial Administration from Iowa State University and a Management Certificate from the University of Southern California.

Charles C. Cocotas
Charles C. Cocotas is Executive Vice President of Tishman Hotel Corporation. Prior to joining Tishman in 1990, Mr. Cocotas
was a Principal of Lehr Associates, an engineering firm. He also held senior positions with the Sheraton Corporation and Stone
and Webster Engineering Corporation. Mr. Cocotas is a member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air
Conditioning Engineers, the American Hotel and Lodging Association and is on the Executive Engineering Committee of the
American Hotel and Motel Association. Mr. Cocotas holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy.

Paul Diamond
Paul Diamond is Executive Vice President of Tishman Realty Corporation. Mr. Diamond joined Tishman in 1992. He is a
member of the Real Estate Board of New York and the Cornell Hotel Society. Mr. Diamond holds a Bachelor of Science degree
from Cornell University.

Obaid Khan
Obaid Khan is an Executive Vice President of Tishman Realty Corporation. Prior to joining Tishman in 1991, Mr. Khan was a member of the Capital Markets Group at Merrill Lynch. Mr. Khan's professional affiliations include the Urban Land Institute, the Real Estate Roundtable and the New York Hospitality Council. Mr. Khan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Cybernetics from U.C.L.A. and a Masters of Business Administration degree in Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dennis Mahoney
Dennis Mahoney is an Executive Vice President of Tishman Realty Corporation. Mr. Mahoney joined Tishman in 1985 and is a member of the Urban Land Institute and a Licensed Real Estate Broker in New York. Mr. Mahoney holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from College of the Holy Cross and Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia University.

David Rothenberg
David Rothenberg is Chief Operating Officer for Tishman Realty Corporation. Prior to joining Tishman in 1987, Mr. Rothenberg
was a member of the Real Estate Finance Group at Salomon Brothers Inc. Mr. Rothenberg is a member of the New York
Hospitality Council and the Urban Land Institute. He holds a Bachelor of Science – Economics degree in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania

William Sales
William J. Sales is the President of Tishman Realty Corporation. Prior to joining Tishman Realty in 1997, Mr. Sales was Principal of William J. Sales & Company and a senior investment banker at both Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs. Mr. Sales has also held various executive positions at VMS Realty Partners, Property Capital Trust and Chase Manhattan Bank, all in the area of Real Estate Finances and Investment. He is a 1967 graduate of Villanova University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and served as First Lieutenant in the United States Army – Second Infantry Division.

Joseph Simone
Joseph J. Simone is President of Tishman Real Estate Services overseeing all facets of third-party Landlord and Tenant
representation, including lease negotiation, development, relocation and property management services. Before joining Tishman
in 1993, Mr. Simone worked for Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., and was a partner with the Berkshire Group, which developed a
regional hotel chain in the northeastern Unites States prior to establishing his own firm, Simone & Company, in 1991. Mr. Simone
is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York, Corenet and Urban Land Institute. Mr. Simone holds a Bachelor of Arts degree
from Columbia University.

Robert Snyder
Robert Snyder is Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer for Tishman Hotel Corporation. Prior to joining Tishman in 1996
as the General Manager for the Doral Park Avenue Hotel, he was the General Manager for the Kimberly Hotel and the Resident Manager for the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Mr. Snyder began his career with Hyatt Hotels and Resorts and spent the first 10 years working in Rooms management positions at the Grand Hyatt New York, the Hyatt Regency Chicago, and the Park Hyatt Hotel.
Mr. Snyder is a member of the New York Hospitality Council and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts from Trinity College.

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