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BWI Elects New Board Officers
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| 11/25/2008 |
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BEST WESTERN INTERNATIONAL ELECTS NEW BOARD OFFICERS
Appoints Second Chairwoman in Brand’s History
PHOENIX (Nov. 25, 2008) – Best Western International’s Board of Directors named Bonnie McPeake its chairwoman, effective for a one-year term starting today. McPeake is the second woman in the brand’s history to serve in the role. She replaces David Francis, who remains on the Board after serving as chairman since early 2008.
McPeake has been affiliated with the Best Western brand for nearly 25 years and has served as a Board member since 2005. She and her husband, Sam, own and operate the Best Western Pinehurst Inn in Southern Pines, N.C.
The seven-member Board of Directors elected P.G. West as its vice chairman. Since 1980, he and his wife, Linda, have owned and operated the award-winning Best Western Turquoise Inn and Suites in Cortez, Colo.
Rounding out the new Board leadership is Beth Campbell, secretary/treasurer. Campbell, a hotelier and business leader from Penticton, British Columbia, was elected to a three-year term starting this month. She owns and operates the Best Western Inn at Penticton, a three-diamond resort property in Penticton, B.C.
ABOUT BEST WESTERN INTERNATIONAL
Best Western International is THE WORLD'S LARGEST HOTEL CHAIN®, providing marketing, reservations and operational support to over 4,000* independently owned and operated member hotels in 80* countries and territories worldwide. An industry pioneer since 1946, Best Western has grown into an iconic brand that hosts 400,000* worldwide guests each night. Best Western's diverse property portfolio, its greatest strength, stems from a business model designed to give owners maximum flexibility to address market-specific needs. Equally committed to the business and leisure traveler, Best Western recently embarked on a five-year mission to lead the hotel industry in customer care. Since 2004, Best Western has served as the Official Hotel of NASCAR®. For more information or to make a reservation, please visit www.bestwestern.com.
*Numbers are approximate and can fluctuate.
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