Douglas W. Vicari is our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Mr. Vicari served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Prime Hospitality Corporation from August 1998 to July 2003. He has served on the board of directors of Prime Hospitality from May 1999 to July 2003. In his capacity as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Prime Hospitality, Mr. Vicari was responsible for all finance and legal functions of the company. Prior to his appointment to Chief Financial Officer, he served as Vice President and Treasurer of Prime Hospitality from January 1991 to July 1998 and was an instrumental member of the management team that led the company out of bankruptcy in July 1992. From 1986 to 1991, Mr. Vicari was director of Budgeting and Financial Planning for Prime Hospitality and was responsible for all budgeting, planning and forecasting. Prior to his tenure at Prime Hospitality, Mr. Vicari held numerous management roles at Combustion Engineering (now ABB Brown Boveri) in Stamford, Connecticut from 1981 to 1986. Mr. Vicari earned a B.S. in Accounting from the College of New Jersey and received his M.B.A. in Finance from Fairleigh Dickinson University. |