Barry Bloom Joins Inland American Lodging Advisor as EVP of Asset Management and COO
OAK BROOK, IL - April 30, 2013 - Inland American Lodging Advisor, Inc. (“IALA”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc., announced today that Barry A.N. Bloom will be joining the company as its Executive Vice President of Asset Management and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Bloom will assume his new position on July 1 and in the interim will provide consulting services to the company while he concludes his work in his current position as an Associate Professor of the Practice at Boston University.
Mr. Bloom previously was a senior executive with CNL Hotels & Resorts from 2003 until the sale of the company in 2007, and was instrumental in the growth and ultimate liquidity event of the company as its Executive Vice President of Portfolio Management and Administration. Since then, he successfully led his own hotel investment firm, Abacus Lodging Investors LLC, in addition to completing his Ph.D. in Hospitality Management and teaching at the University of Central Florida, DePaul University and Boston University. His prior experience includes work for Hyatt Development Corporation, Tishman Hotel & Realty, VMS Realty Partners and PKF.
“I am very pleased that Barry Bloom will be joining the company and extremely confident that Barry has the knowledge and skill set that will enable us to continue to optimize and enhance our portfolio,” said Marcel Verbaas, president and CEO of IALA. “The addition of Barry will allow us to build on the strong foundation that is in place. As someone with whom I worked closely at CNL, Barry is very familiar with our vision, strategy and goals. I believe that we have been successful in recruiting the best person for this challenging position at an important time in our evolution.”
Mr. Bloom will be based in IALA's corporate headquarters in Orlando, Fla., and assume responsibility for all of the company's asset management and project management activities.
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