Anthony Mangano is vice president of Syramada Hotel Corporation of Syracuse, N.Y., which owns and operates the Ramada Inn in Syracuse.  He also is a member of the RINA Marketing Subcommittee, which provides advice to the Ramada marketing department, and the Ramada Management Association, a group of franchisees and general managers who work together on regional marketing efforts.

�Anthony�s 16 years of hotel experience will prove invaluable to the RINA committee and Ramada brand,� said Paul Hanley, president of Ramada Franchise Systems.  �And because Tony has already served on the RINA board, he is poised to immediately lend his insight and talent.�

Mangano previously served as a member of the RINA executive committee from 1997 to 2001, the RINA Marketing Subcommittee from 1996 to 1997 and the RINA Operations Subcommittee from 1995 to 1996. 

Mangano received a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Rochester Institute of Technology in 1983 and received the Certified Hotel Administrator designation from the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association.

Kirrit Bhikha is vice president of NAKP Partners, which owns and operates five hotels including the Ramada Inn & Suites Airport of Nashville.  He also serves as the president of the Kentucky and Tennessee Ramada Management Association, a group of franchisees and general managers who work together on regional marketing efforts.
In addition, Bhikha is a director of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association, chair of its Education committee, vice president and treasurer of the Atrium Hotel Owners Property Board, Nashville, and a member of the Greater Nashville Hotel & Lodging Association, Tennessee Hotel and Lodging Association and the Hindu Cultural Association, Nashville.

�Throughout his 29 years of hotel experience, Kirrit has remained focused on his employees, his customers and the evolving technological advances that continue to re-shape the business,� said Paul Hanley, president of Ramada Franchise Systems Inc.  �Kirrit�s insight, skills and knowledge will undoubtedly prove to be an invaluable resource to the Ramada brand.�

Bhikha, who received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Mysore in India, is currently pursuing a master�s degree in business administration at the University of Phoenix in Arizona.  He received the Certified Hotel Operator designation from the Asian American Hotel Owners Association.

Ramada Franchise Systems Inc., a subsidiary of Cendant Corporation (NYSE: CD), is a mid-to upper-mid market chain of 925 Ramada Limited, Inn and Plaza Hotel properties throughout the United States and Canada.