Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> November 9, 1999
F. DANIEL GIBSON is the Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs at
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., one of the leading hotel and
leisure companies in the world with more than 740 properties in more
than 80 countries and 110,000 employees at its owned and managed
properties. With internationally renowned brands, Starwood is a fully
integrated owner, operator and franchiser of hotels and resorts
including: St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, Sheraton, Westin, Four
Points by Sheraton, W Hotels, as well as Starwood Vacation Ownership,
Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality
vacation interval ownership resorts. Mr. Gibson is responsible for
public relations, investor relations and charitable giving on a
worldwide basis. He joined Starwood in May 1998 as Vice President of
Investor Relations from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. Mr. Gibson joined
Bristol-Myers Squibb in 1983 and progressed through various financial
positions within the Pharmaceutical Group as well as Corporate including
financial planning, portfolio and foreign exchange risk management,
corporate financial analysis and investor relations. A graduate of Rider
University with a BA in Commerce and an MBA in Systems from Fairleigh
Dickinson University, Mr. Gibson is also a CPA and a CISA. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a brief overview and a little history ofStarwood Hotels?
Mr. Gibson: Starwood Hotels was a REIT that, through the REIT rally, was
able to acquire two other