| SAN Diego, Calif. - February 23, 1999 - Carl Winston has
joined Trigild Corporation, a San Diego based hotel company, as Executive
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He has full responsibility
for the day-to-day operations of all Trigild owned and managed properties,
working closely with the corporate office personnel and all on-site managers.
"Trigild is positioned to grow significantly through hotel acquisitions,
development and long-term management contracts. Carl is an integral part
in making this happen," states Bill Hoffman, Trigild President.
Carl Winston
Exec VP & Chief Operating
Officer
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An 18-year hospitality veteran, Carl Winston has directed the operations
of hundreds of hotels and restaurants. A graduate of University of California,
San Diego, he earned his Masters Degree from Cornell University's School
of Hotel Administration.
Winston began his hotel career with Laventhol & Horwath, and later
joined Motels of America, a chain of economy lodging properties, as Vice
President. He joined Forte Hotels in 1990 as Executive Vice President.
Chartwell Leisure purchased their U.S. and Canadian assets in January 1996
and Winston continued with the company, operating 110 full and limited
service hotels. |
In 1997, Mr. Winston joined Jeepers!, a start-up company of family indoor
amusement parks featuring rides, games and food, as Senior Vice-President.
Trigild is one of the largest hotel management companies in the West,
and has been operating hotels for 23 years. It has managed hundreds of
hotels for its owner-clients, and in recent years has been acquiring under-performing
hotels with a strong upside, and repositioning them. |
