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 PARSIPPANY, N.J. (April 10, 2012) – Wyndham
Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company with over 7,200
hotels and part of Wyndham
Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), today announced the appointment
of Frank Trampert as managing director of the Asia Pacific (APAC)
region.An experienced hospitality executive, Trampert is charged with overseeing operations, development and the execution of cross-functional brand initiatives in APAC. He will be based in Hong Kong and report directly to Robert Loewen, executive vice president and chief financial officer. “We are very pleased to welcome Frank to the Wyndham Hotel Group family,” said Loewen. “With over 25 years of experience in hospitality, he brings us deep experience in hotel operations and management, including a terrific understanding of revenue optimization, sales, marketing and franchise support.” Prior to joining Wyndham Hotel Group, Trampert served in various roles at Carlson Hotels in Australia, Europe, Singapore and the U.S., including vice president of distribution services and IT and executive vice president of revenue generation. During this time, Trampert championed the launch of social media and mobile booking solutions, localized branded hotel websites in China and streamlined corporate sales and marketing structures and processes. Most recently, Trampert served as president of Circos Brand Karma in Singapore where he was responsible for leading the strategic direction and global expansion of the brand’s social media solutions as well as driving product differentiation and innovation. About Wyndham Hotel Group Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC, part of the Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE:WYN) family of companies, is the world’s largest hotel company with 7,205 hotels and approximately 613,100 rooms in 66 countries under the hotel brands: Wyndham Hotels and Resorts®, Ramada®, Days Inn®, Super 8®, Wingate by Wyndham®, Baymont Inn & Suites®, Microtel Inns & Suites®, Hawthorn Suites® by Wyndham, TRYP by Wyndham™, Howard Johnson®, Travelodge® and Knights Inn®. In addition, the company has license agreements to franchise the Planet Hollywood Hotels, Dream® and Night® brands and provide management services globally. All hotels are independently owned and operated excluding certain Wyndham and TRYP by Wyndham hotels as well as certain international Ramada, Days Inn and Super 8 hotels, which may be managed by one of the affiliates of Wyndham Hotel Group or through a joint-venture partner. Wyndham Hotel Group is based in Parsippany, N.J. Additional information is available at www.wyndhamworldwide.com. For more information about hotel franchising opportunities visit www.whgdevelopment.com. |
| Contact: Christine Da Silva Senior Director, Communications Wyndham Hotel Group 22 Sylvan Way Parsippany, NJ 07054 +1 (973) 753-6590 [email protected] |