ATLANTA , October 22, 2007 – IAHI, the Owners’ Association of IHG, announces the election of four new members to its Board of Directors: Bakulesh G. “Buggsi” Patel, Kevin Hilchey , Mark Zipperer, and Jose Paoli Montesinos. The announcement was made during the 2007 IHG Americas Investors & Leadership Conference, held October 22-24 in Dallas, 亞特蘭大， 2007年10月22日 -i ahi，業主協會的洲際酒店集團宣布，選舉的四名新成員加入該公司董事會董事： b akuleshg ." b uggsi"帕特爾，凱文h ilchey，馬克z ipperer，及荷西P aoli說蒙特西諾斯。公佈是在2007年洲際酒店集團美洲投資者公司會領袖會議，舉行10月22日至24日在達拉斯， Texas. 德克薩斯州。

Bakulesh G. “Buggsi” Patel is the Owner of BHG Hotels, a Lake Oswego, Oregon-based hotel/motel management and consulting firm. bakulesh g. " buggsi "帕特爾就是物主bhg酒店，湖州立州，俄勒岡州為基礎的旅館/汽車旅館的管理和諮詢公司。 Patel has ownership interest in 21 hotels in 帕特爾有其屋的興趣， 21酒店 Oregon, 俄勒岡州 Washington, 新華社華盛頓 Idaho, 愛達荷， Montana, 蒙大拿， Iowa, 愛荷華 Ohio, 俄亥俄州 Michigan, and California. 美國密歇根州，加利福尼亞州。 Two additional properties are currently under development. 另外兩個特性，目前正在開發中。 Patel has been a member of the IAHI since 2004 and has been a member of the Holiday Inn Express Committee since 2005. 帕特爾一直是成員之一iahi自2004年起，並已成為會員的假日酒店，快委員會自2005年以來。 Patel graduated from the inaugural class of IAHI’s unique Leadership Institute in 2004. Patel served as Chairman of the Asian American Hotel Owners’ Association in 2000 and has been a member of the Executive Committee since 1997. 帕特爾畢業就職類iahi獨特的領導才能研究所在2004年。 帕特爾擔任主席的亞裔美籍旅館業主協會於2000年並一直是執行委員會的成員，自1997年以來。 In addition, Patel is a perennial member and Director and past Executive Committee member of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. 此外，帕特爾是一種多年生成員兼董事和過去的執行委員會的成員之一，美國酒店＆住宿協會。 Patel also was elected President of the Oregon Lodging Association in 1997-1998, and elected to a second term in 1998-1999. 帕特爾還當選總統，俄勒岡州住宿協會在1997-1998年間，並當選為第二任期1998-1999年。

Kevin P. Hilchey is President and Founder of Longview, Texas-based Lodging Host Hotel Corporation, since 1984. 凱文頁hilchey是主席和創始人的Longview ，總部設在德州住宿東道國酒店公司，自1984年以來。 He has been active in the IAHI by serving on the Holiday Inn Express Brand Committee from 2003 to the present, and the Southern Regional Committee from 2001-2003. 他一直活躍在iahi由服務於假日酒店表示，品牌委員會，從2003年到現在，和南部地區委員會，由2001-2003年。 Hilchey co-founded the East Texas Hotel and Motel Association in 1982 and served as its President. He also has served on the Board and as President of the Legal Defense Fund for the Texas Hotel and Motel Association (TH&LA). hilchey共同創辦了東德克薩斯州賓館和酒店協會於1982年，並擔任其主席，他也曾任職於董事會和擔任總統的法律辯護基金，為德州旅館和汽車旅館協會（次＆香格里拉） 。

Mark Zipperer is President, Chief Executive Officer, and Owner of Pride Hospitality, LLC in Germantown, 馬克zipperer是總裁及行政總裁，並擁有人的自豪感招待費， LLC公司在Germantown Tennessee, which he founded in 1999. 田納西州的，而他成立於1999年。 Zippperer currently serves as a member of the IAHI Technology Committee. zippperer目前擔任成員之一iahi技術委員會。 He also held a position on the Holiday Inn Express Brand Committee from 2002-2006 and the Central Regional Committee from 2000-2002. 他還親自召開立場假日酒店，表達品牌委員會，從2002-2006年和中央區域委員會，從2000年-2002年。 In addition, he is an advisory board member of the Hotel and Restaurant Program at Gambling State University and an executive board member of the UW Stout Foundation. 此外，他還是一個諮詢委員會的成員之一，飯店和餐館計劃在賭博州立大學及執行理事會的成員之一，威斯康星大學粗壯的基礎。

Jose Paoli Montesinos, President of Grupo Hotelero Latino America since 1991, has been responsible for the operations of five Holiday Inn hotels and one Tulip Inn property. 聖荷西Paoli說蒙特西諾斯總統小組hotelero拉丁裔美國自1991年以來，一直負責該業務的5個假日酒店酒店和一個鬱金香客棧財產。 He has been a member of the IAHI Mexico Committee since 2004 and has served as its President as well. 他一直是成員之一iahi墨西哥委員會自2004年以來一直擔任其主席以及。 The hotel industry veteran has worked throughout Latin America for IHG for 37 years. 酒店業資深工作，在整個拉丁美洲，為洲際酒店集團為37年。 The Mexico City native has participated in more than 25 hotel openings for IHG. 墨西哥城本土參加了25個以上的酒店開口為洲際酒店集團。

“These gentlemen bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to our Board and will advocate extensively for our members,” says Rick Takach, IAHI Chairman and President and Chief Executive Officer of Vesta Hospitality in Vancouver, "這些先生們帶來了豐富的經驗和知識，以我們的董事會，並會廣泛提倡為我們的會員，說： "里克takach ， iahi主席兼總裁及行政總裁的VESTA組織招待費在溫哥華， Washington. 華盛頓。 “We welcome them and look forward to working together.” "我們歡迎他們，並期待著與其合作" 。

Note to editors: IAHI members own and operate IHG brand hotels worldwide, including Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn SunSpree Resorts, Holiday Inn Select, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites hotels. Established in 1955, the IAHI was the first association of owners in the hotel industry, and today comprises more than 2,700 members in the US, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. 編者注： iahi成員擁有並經營洲際酒店集團品牌酒店全球的企業，包括皇冠廣場酒店和度假酒店，酒店靛藍，假日酒店酒店和度假酒店，假日酒店sunspree度假村，假日酒店選擇，假日酒店表示， staybridge套房和candlewood套房酒店。始建於1955年， iahi是第一家協會的業主在酒店業，而今天的人數超過2700名成員在美國，加拿大，墨西哥，拉丁美洲，歐洲，中東，非洲等地區。 The IAHI represents its membership in working together with IHG for the purpose of maintaining the highest professional hospitality standards for its brands. 該iahi代表其成員一起工作，與洲際酒店集團為維持最高的專業招待費標準，其品牌。 For the latest news from the IAHI, visit our online Newsroom at 為最新消息，從iahi ，請訪問我們的網上新聞發布室舉行 www.iahi.org www.iahi.org . 。