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Changes in Internal Controls
There has not been any change in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the
evaluation that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2008 that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, those controls.
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
The Board of Directors of the Company is currently comprised of 10 members, each of whom is elected for a
one-year term. The following table sets forth, for each of the members of the Board of Directors as of the date of this
Annual Report, certain information regarding such Director.
Name (Age) Principal Occupation and Business Experience Service Period
Frits van Paasschen (47) Chief Executive Officer of the Company since
September 2007. Prior to joining Starwood, Mr. van
Paasschen served as President and CEO of Coors
Brewing Company. From April 2004 to March
2005, Mr. van Paasschen worked independently
through FPaasschen Consulting and Mercator
Investments. From 1997 to 2004, Mr. van Paasschen
held various positions at Nike, Inc., most recently
as Corporate Vice President/General Manager,
Europe, Middle East and Africa. From 1995 to
1997, Mr. van Paasschen served as Vice President,
Finance and Planning at Disney Consumer Products
and earlier in his career was a management
consultant for eight years at McKinsey & Company
and the Boston Consulting Group.
CEO and Director since
September 2007
Adam M. Aron (54) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of World
Leisure Partners, Inc., a leisure-related consultancy,
since 2006. From 1996 through 2006, Mr. Aron
served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Vail Resorts, Inc., an owner and operator of ski
resorts and hotels. Mr. Aron is a director of
Norwegian Cruise Line Limited and Prestige Cruise
Holdings, Inc.
Director since August
2006
Charlene Barshefsky (58) Senior International Partner at the law firm of
WilmerHale, LLP, Washington, D.C. since
September 2001. From March 1997 to January
2001, Ambassador Barshefsky was the United
States Trade Representative, the chief trade
negotiator and principal trade policy maker for the
United States and a member of the President’s
Cabinet. Ambassador Barshefsky is a director of
The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc., American
Express Company and Intel Corporation.
Ambassador Barshefsky also serves on the Board of
Directors of the Council on Foreign Relations and is
a Trustee of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
She has been a Director of the Company, and was a
Trustee of the Trust, since October 2001.
Director and Trustee
(1)
since October 2001
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