Vandana Ahuja

Chartres Lodging Group LLC (Chartres Lodging Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Robert D. Kline and Maki Nakamura Bara. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide LLC engages in the ownership and operation of hotels and resorts. It also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., which provides vacation experiences through villa-style resorts. The firm operates hotel business in three separate hotel segments: the Americas, EAME and Asia Pacific. Each hotel segment owns and leases hotels and resorts operated primarily under their proprietary brand names includes St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W, Westin, Le Méridien, Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, Aloft and Element. The company was founded by Barry Stuart Sternlicht in 1995 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Part of HEI Hospitality LLC, Merritt Hospitality LLC operates hotels and resorts. The company is based in Norwalk, CT. The company was founded in 1985 by Steve Mendell, Gary Mendell, Stephen Rushmore. Anthony R. Rutledge has been the CEO of the company since 2004.