Starwood 2003 Annual Report Download - page 49

Name (Age) Principal Occupation and Business Experience Service Period
Kneeland C. Youngblood (48) ÏÏ Managing partner of Pharos Capital Group, L.L.C., a Director and
private equity fund focused on technology companies, Trustee since
business service companies and health care April 2001
companies, since January 1998. From July 1985 to
December 1997, he was in private medical practice.
He is a director of the American Advantage Funds, a
mutual fund company managed by AMR
Investments, an investment aÇliate of American
Airlines.
Executive OÇcers of the Registrants
The following table includes certain information with respect to each of Starwood's executive oÇcers.
Name Age Position(s)
Barry S. Sternlicht ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 43 Chairman, Chief Executive OÇcer and a Director of the
Corporation and Chairman, Chief Executive OÇcer and a
Trustee of the Trust
Robert F. Cotter ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 52 President and Chief Operating OÇcer of the Corporation
and a Vice President of the Trust
Vasant M. Prabhu ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 44 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial OÇcer of the
Corporation and Vice President, Chief Financial OÇcer
and Chief Accounting OÇcer of the Trust
Kenneth S. SiegelÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 48 Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
of the Corporation and Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary of the Trust
David K. NortonÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 48 Executive Vice President Ì Human Resources of the
Corporation and Vice President Ì Human Resources of the
Trust
Theodore W. Darnall ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 46 President, Real Estate Group of the Corporation
Steven M. Hankin ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 43 Chief Marketing OÇcer and President, Starwood
Technology and Revenue Systems of the Corporation
Barry S. Sternlicht. See Item 10. Directors, Trustees and Executive OÇcers of the Registrants above.
Robert F. Cotter. Mr. Cotter has been the President and Chief Operating OÇcer of the Corporation
since November 2003, and the Chief Operating OÇcer of the Corporation since February 2000. He has served
as a Vice President of the Trust since August 2000. From December 1999 to February 2000, he was President,
International Operations, and from March 1998 to December 1999, he served as President, Europe, of the
Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Cotter was President, Sheraton Europe Division, from June
1994 to March 1998 and previously held various other positions with Sheraton including President, Sheraton
Asia-PaciÑc Divisions, and numerous sales and marketing positions in the United States and Asia.
Vasant M. Prabhu. Mr. Prabhu has been the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial OÇcer of
the Corporation and has served as Vice President, Chief Financial OÇcer and Chief Accounting OÇcer of the
Trust since January 2004. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Prabhu served as Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial OÇcer for Safeway Inc., from September 2000 through December 2003. Mr. Prabhu was
previously the President of the Information and Media Group at the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., from
June 1998 to August 2000, and held several senior positions at divisions of PepsiCo, Inc. from June 1992 to
May 1998. From August 1983 to May 1992 he was a partner at Booz Allen Hamilton, an international
management consulting Ñrm.
Kenneth S. Siegel. Mr. Siegel has been the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the
Corporation and Vice President and General Counsel of the Trust since November 2000. In February 2001, he
was also appointed as the Secretary to both the Corporation and the Trust. Mr. Siegel was formerly the Senior
Vice President and General Counsel of Gartner, Inc., a provider of research and analysis on information
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