Philip F. Maritz has served as a member of our Board of Directors since April 19 2002 and as Chairman of our Audit Committee since May 7 2002. He is the co-founder of Maritz Wolff & Co. which manages the Hotel Equity Fund a private equity investment fund that owns luxury hotels and resorts. In 1990 he founded Maritz Properties a commercial real estate development and investment firm where he serves as president. He serves on several not-for-profit boards and he is also a corporate director of Wolff DiNapoli a Los Angeles based investment and development firm. Mr. Maritz received a bachelor's degree from Princeton University and a master's in business administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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