Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> November 7, 2000

Douglas Vicari – Prime Hospitality Corporation (pdq)

DOUGLAS VICARI has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Prime Hospitality Corporation. since August 1998. In this role, Mr. Vicari oversees all financial operations, including treasury services, taxation, risk management, accounting, MIS, internal auditing and budget and analysis. Mr. Vicari joined Prime Hospitality in 1986 as the Director of Budgeting & Financial Planning. In 1992 he was promoted to Vice President, Treasurer and was an instrumental member of the management team that led the company's restructuring in the early 1990s, with responsibility for budgeting and planning, cash management, credit and collection, internal auditing, financial analysis, and investor relations. Previously, Mr. Vicari held several management positions at Combustion Engineering in Stamford, CT. Mr. Vicari received his BS in Accounting from the College of New Jersey and an MBA from Fairleigh Dickenson University. Profile
TWST: Can you provide our readers with an overview and history of the

company?

Mr. Vicari: Prime Hospitality Corp. is one of the nation's largest

independent lodging companies. We own, manage