Paul Whetsell - Hilton Grand Independent Director

Mr. Paul W. Whetsell is an Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Whetsell is the chief executive officer of Capstar Hotel Company, which primarily serves as an advisor to hospitality investors and operators and provides corporate governance guidance to early stage companies. From January 2012 to March 2015, Mr. Whetsell served as president and chief executive officer of Loews Hotels Resorts and during his tenure, he grew the brand from 16 to 24 hotels, restructured Loews operations, and oversaw the investment of approximately 2 billion into the growth of the system and the upgrading and renovations of Loews properties. Thereafter, from April 2015 until July 2017, he served as the vice chairman of Loews. Prior to joining Loews, from 2009 to 2011, Mr. Whetsell served as a director of Virgin Hotels, providing strategic guidance in its operations and property acquisition activities. Previously, he held chairman and CEO positions at several industry veterans, including Interstate Hotels Corporationrationration, and its predecessor, MeriStar Hospitality Corporationrationration, MeriStar Hotels and Resorts, Inc., and American General Hospitality, the industrys third largest REIT with over 110 hotels and 3 billion in assets, and one of the industrys largest operators with over 150 hotels under management. He is also the founder of the original Capstar Hotel Company, a thirdparty manager of upscale hotel properties. Currently, Mr. Whetsell serves on the board of Boyd Gaming Corporation . He also currently serves as vice chair of the board of trustees of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. From 2007 until May 2018, Mr. Whetsell served on the board of NVR. Inc. Mr. Whetsell was a member of the American Hotel Lodging Associations Industry Real Estate and Financing Advisory Council and previously served on the board of governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts since 2017.