Board of Directors
Paul BrownPresident, Global Brands and Commercial Services Paul Brown is Hilton Worldwide's President of Global Brands and Commercial Services. He is the company's global leader for brand management, customer marketing, sales, reservations, revenue management and information technology. Mr. Brown joined Hilton Worldwide in November 2008 and brings extensive experience to his role at Hilton. Most recently, he served as President of Expedia North America and of Expedia's Partner Services Group. Prior to Expedia, Mr. Brown was a partner at McKinsey & Company. Based in London, he led the firm's global travel and hospitality practice and served clients in all sectors of the travel and hospitality business. Mr. Brown also worked at InterContinental Hotels Group, where he served as Senior Vice President of Global Brand Services after his promotion from Vice President of Strategic Planning. Mr. Brown holds a MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management, a Masters in engineering management from Northwestern University, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgia Tech. He serves on the board of directors of Borders Group, Inc. and Lanier Parking Systems, LLC. 
Doug Benham
President and Chief Executive Officer Doug Benham is president and chief executive officer of DNB Advisors, LLC, a consulting firm providing services to the restaurant industry. Benham was formerly the president and CEO of Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc., the tenth largest domestic restaurant company comprising 3,500 restaurants, 1,000 of which were company operated. During his tenure at Arby's, the system enjoyed enhanced sales and operational performance, a superior level of franchisor/franchisee relationships, and renewed growth. Previously, Benham was chief financial officer and a member of the board of directors for the RTM Restaurant Group. Benham was instrumental in leading the strategic and financial planning for RTM and was a strong force behind their community outreach programs. During his tenure, RTM increased the number of restaurants it operated from 212 to 773. Benham currently serves on the board of directors for Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta and has previously served on the boards of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and Yes!Atlanta. A certified public accountant, Benham graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of West Florida. 
Ben EasonBen Eason is former president, CEO and chairman of the board of Creative Loafing Inc., the nation's second largest alternative newspaper company. With newspapers in Atlanta, Chicago, Washington DC, Tampa Bay, Charlotte, and Sarasota, the combined circulation is 500,000 and reaches close to 1,250,000 young, educated readers. Eason founded Creative Loafing newspaper of Charlotte, North Carolina in 1987 and the Weekly Planet in Tampa in 1988. Eason serves on the boards of Speak Up Tampa Bay Public Access Television, Inc., the Yale Club of Tampa Bay; Lastinger Center for Learning; College of Education, University of Florida; and the Saint Elmo Society at Yale University. Eason is a member of the Young Presidents Organization, the Ybor City Rotary Club, the Committee on Foreign Relations - Tampa Bay Chapter, and Renaissance Weekends. Eason was a finalist for Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year award for Florida, 2003. He received the Brotherhood/Sisterhood Award, 2000 from The National Conference of Christians & Jews. 
Tommy HillsChief Financial Officer Tommy Hills is Chief Financial Officer for the state of Georgia and author of the recent book "Red State Rising," available through Stroud & Hall Publishers. From 1965-2001, Tommy Hills had a long and distinguished career at Wachovia Bank, N.A., in corporate banking, retail banking, systems planning, loan administration and financial analysis and providing oversight of the bank's management development program. In his final position at Wachovia, Hills served as the bank's Executive Vice President and Atlanta City President. From 2002 to present, Hills served as Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Campaign Director for Coxe, Curry & Associates. In this role, Hills had oversight responsibility for administration of human resources, finance, research and records, office management, technology, campaign communications, marketing and new business development. Hills extensive civic and community involvement has included the Board of the Hospital Authority of Fulton County, Georgia Council on Economic Education, Atlanta Historical Society, YWCA of Greater Atlanta, Atlanta Business Community Development Corporation, Leadership Atlanta, The Atlanta Opera, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau. His professional memberships include the State Bar of Georgia, American Bankers Association Alumni Council and the Rotary Club of Atlanta. Hill is a graduate of Emory University's undergraduate and law schools. He is currently a candidate for a Masters in Arts in Southern History at Georgia State University. 
Michael Robison
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael Robison is founder, chairman and CEO of Atlanta-based Lanier Parking Holdings, Georgia's largest parking concern controlling more than $15 billion worth of commercial assets at more than 300 properties in over 40 cities across the United States. Robison is named year after year by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of Atlanta's Top 100 Influential People. He serves on the boards of Flexcar/ZipCar Georgia, the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Central Atlanta Progress, the Midtown Alliance, the Buckhead Coalition, the Piedmont Park Conservancy, the Carter Center, and the Georgia Tech College of Management. He chaired the board of the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB) 2006-2007, overseeing Atlanta's $20 billion convention industry. He chairs the Metro Chamber Transit Subcommittee, the Chamber's Commuter Rail Task Force, and in 2004 chaired the Georgia Gaming Research Alliance. Robison serves as chairman of Atlanta Streetcar, Inc., a private, nonprofit organization that created the blueprint for a $1.3 billion streetcar line servicing the Peachtree corridor from Buckhead to Downtown. He also serves on Mayor Shirley Franklin's Peachtree Corridor Task Force. Robison was named 2008 co-honorary chairman of the Atlanta Policeman's Ball along with U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson. In 2003, Robison was named by Georgia Trend magazine as one of Georgia's "Top 40 Under 40." He chaired the Andrew Young International Boulevard Revitalization Project and received the ACVB's Member of the Year Award. In 2002, he received the ACVB's President's Award and was a top-five finalist for the Atlanta Business Chronicle's Small Business Person of the Year. He is a member of the Commerce Club and the Rotary Club of Atlanta. Robison graduated from Georgia Tech with a Bachelor of Science degree in management. |