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The name, age, title, present principal occupation, business address and other material occupations, positions, offices and employment of each of the
executive officers of the Company as of December 31, 2014 are set forth below. The business address of each executive officer is 1 Choice Hotels Circle,
Suite 400, Rockville, Maryland 20850.
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Stewart W. Bainum, Jr. 68
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Stephen P. Joyce 54
President and Chief Executive Officer
David L. White 46
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
Patrick S. Pacious 48
Chief Operating Officer
Simone Wu 49
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer
David A. Pepper 47
Senior Vice President, Global Development
Patrick J. Cimerola 46
Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration
Scott E. Oaksmith 43
Controller
Stewart W. Bainum, Jr. Director from 1977 to 1996 and since 1997. Chairman of the Board of Choice Hotels International, Inc., from March 1987 to
November 1996 and since October 1997; Director of the Board of Realty Investment Company, Inc., a real estate management and investment company,
since December 2005 and Chairman from December 2005 through June 2009; Director of the Board of Sunburst Hospitality Corporation, a real estate
developer, owner and operator, since November 1996 and Chairman from November 1996 through June 2009. He was a director of Manor Care, Inc., from
September 1998 to September 2002, serving as Chairman from September 1998 until September 2001. From March 1987 to September 1998, he was
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Manor Care, Inc. He served as President of Manor Care of America, Inc., and Chief Executive Officer of ManorCare
Health Services, Inc., from March 1987 to September 1998, and as Vice Chairman of Manor Care of America, Inc., from June 1982 to March 1987.
Stephen P. Joyce. President & Chief Executive Officer since June 2008 and President & Chief Operating Officer from May 2008 until June 2008. Prior
to joining the Company, he was employed by Marriott International as Executive Vice President, Global Development/Owner and Franchise Services from
2005 until 2008 and Executive Vice President, Owner and Franchise Services/North American Full Service Development from 2003 until 2005.
David L. White. Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer since December 2007. He was Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer from
September 2006 to December 2007; Vice President, Finance & Controller of Choice from December 2002 to September 2006; and was Vice President,
Financial/SEC Reporting from September 2002 to December 2002. He was Senior Manager, Ernst & Young, LLP from May 2002 to September 2002. He was
employed by Arthur Andersen LLP as Senior Manager from May 1999 to May 2002, and manager from October 1998 to May 1999. He served as Assistant
Controller for the energy marketing division of Statoil Energy, Inc. from May 1997 to September 1998.
Patrick S. Pacious. Chief Operating Officer effective January 1, 2014. He was Executive Vice President, Global Strategy & Operations from February
2011 through December 2013. He was Senior Vice President Corporate Strategy and Information Technology from August 2009 to February 2011. He was
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy from December 2007 to August 2009. He was Vice President, Corporate Development
and Innovation from May 2006 to December 2007 and was Senior Director of Corporate Strategy from July 2005 to May 2006. Prior to joining the Company,
he was employed by Bearingpoint Inc. as a Senior Manager from 2002 until 2005 and Arthur Andersen Business Consulting LLP as a Senior Manager from
1996 until 2002.
Simone Wu. Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer since joining the company in February 2012.
Prior to joining the Company, she was employed by XO Communications and its affiliates as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary from
2011 until 2012, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary from 2006 to 2011, Vice President, the acting General Counsel and Secretary from
2005 to 2006, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel from 2004 until 2005, and Senior Corporate Counsel from 2001 until 2004. Before that she was
Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs at LightSource Telecom, held legal and business positions at MCI and AOL, and began her legal career in 1989
at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.
David A. Pepper. Senior Vice President, Global Development since October 2009. He was Senior Vice President, Franchise Development & Emerging Brands
from July 2007 to October 2009. He was Senior Vice President and Division President Cambria Suites and Extended Stay Market Brands from January 2007
to July 2007 and was Senior Vice President,
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