�Bruce brings public and corporate accounting, audit and finance experience and insight,� said Jeffrey H. Fisher, chief executive officer and president.  �He also has a strong treasury background and has been involved in more than $1 billion in debt and equity transactions in the hotel industry.  He has extensive experience in acquisitions and will round-out our senior management team.�

He currently is senior vice president and treasurer of Interstate Hotel & Resorts (NYSE:  IHR), the nation�s largest independent hotel management company.  He oversees the company�s treasury, risk management, investor relations and planning and analysis functions.   

Prior to joining Interstate, Riggins was vice president of strategic planning and analysis for MeriStar Hospitality Corporation (NYSE: MHX), one of the nation�s largest hotel real estate investment trusts. Riggins began his career with Deloitte & Touche, LLP, where he was an audit senior accountant for clients in the real estate, government contracting, manufacturing and not-for-profit sectors.  He holds a bachelor�s degree in accounting from Virginia Tech.

Innkeepers USA Trust is a hotel real estate investment trust (REIT) and a leading owner of upscale extended-stay hotel properties throughout the United States.  The company owns 69 hotels with a total of 8,745 suites or rooms in 20 states and Washington, D.C., and focuses on acquiring and/or developing upscale and upscale extended-stay hotels with premium brands and the rebranding and repositioning of other hotel properties.  

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