Robert P. Bowen

Equity Inns, Inc. provides real estate investment trust services. It is a self-advised REIT that focuses on the upscale extended stay, all-suite and midscale limited-service segments of the hotel industry. The company was founded in 1993 and is located in Germantown, TN.

Gaylord Entertainment Co. is a hospitality and entertainment company. The company owns and operates Gaylord Hotels, its network of upscale, meetings-focused resorts and the Grand Ole Opry, the weekly showcase of country music's finest performers. Its entertainment brands and properties include the Radisson Hotel Opryland, Ryman Auditorium, General Jackson Showboat, Gaylord Springs Golf Links, Wildhorse Saloon, and WSM-AM Radio. The company operates its business through three segments: Hospitality, Opry & Attractions, and Corporate & Other. The Hospitality segment includes the company's hotel operations. The Opry and Attractions segment includes the company's Grand Ole Opry assets, WSM-AM and Nashville attractions. The Corporate and Other segment includes the company's corporate expenses. Gaylord Entertainment was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Caesars License Co. LLC provides casino entertainment services. Its brands include Ceasars, Harrah's,and Horseshoe. The company is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.

Part of The Restaurant Co., Perkins Family Restaurants LP owns and operates 134 restaurants and franchises an additional 332 outlets. The company is based in Memphis, TN. Perkins Family Restaurants was acquired by The Restaurant Co. on December 23, 1997 for $75.26 million.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. owns and manages hotels and resorts. It has multi-purpose meeting and banqueting space and multiple revenue streams such as wine and cocktail bars, high-end spas and desirable retail offerings. The company was founded by Laurence Stephen Geller in 1997 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Promus Hotel Corp. owns, franchises, and operates hotels throughout the United States. The company is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

Founded by patriarch Philip Belz (1904 - 2000) in the early 1940s on a four-acre tract in north Memphis, the company's first project was construction of several of the city's first large industrial buildings. Belz, a leader in Memphis, Tennessee, is one of the South's largest commercial and industrial real estate developers with interests throughout the Mid-South and much of the country. Belz develops, owns and manages warehouse/ distribution, retail, office/showroom, factory outlet malls, apartments/residential developments, land and hotels. Belz total property holdings include more than 25 million square feet of developed property. The properties include more than 30 shopping complexes, ranging from regional malls and community shopping centers to factory outlet malls, as well as hotels, office, industrial and residential developments. In addition to Memphis, Tennessee, Belz develops, owns and/or manages properties and land tracts in Nashville and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee; Orlando, Florida; Puerto Rico; New York, New York; Boston, Massachusetts ; Greenville, South Carolina; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Dallas, Texas.