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Owners to Ramada Franchisee Advisory Board |
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (Oct. 30, 2003) Ramada Franchise Systems today announced
the election of Anthony Mangano of Syracuse, N.Y., and Kirrit Bhikha of
Nashville, Tenn., as an executive committee members of the Ramada Inns
National Association, an advisory board of Ramada franchisees.
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.
�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.
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Contact:
Rich Roberts Vice President, Communications Cendant Corporation, Hotel Group (973) 496-0750 [email protected] |