Media Room:: Executive Bios

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Management Team

Colin V. Reed
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

David C. Kloeppel
President and Chief Operating Officer

Stephen G. Buchanan
Senior Vice President, Media and Entertainment

Phil Coffey
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center

Mark Fioravanti
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Kemp Gallineau
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center

John A. Imaizumi
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center

Mike Mason
Senior Vice President, Sales

Gara Pryor
Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Rich Maradik
Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

Carter R. Todd
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Peter J. Weien
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center

Bennett D. Westbrook
Senior Vice President, Development and Design & Construction

Board of Directors

Glenn J. Angiolillo
President, GJA Management Corp.

Mr. Angiolillo is President of GJA Management Corp., a consulting and advisory firm specializing in wealth management, a position he has held since 1998. Previously, Mr. Angiolillo was a partner and member of the Management Committee in the law firm of Cummings & Lockwood, where he concentrated in the areas of corporate law, mergers and acquisitions and banking and finance. Mr. Angiolillo serves on the board of directors of insurance company NYMAGIC, Inc. and telecommunications provider LICT Corp., formerly known as Lynch Interactive Corp.

Michael J. Bender
Vice President and Regional General Manger, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Mr. Bender is VP/Regional General Manager of retailer Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., with overall responsibility for a group of stores in the western United States, a position he has held since February 2009. From 2003 through 2007, Mr. Bender served as the President/General Manager of the Retail and Alternate Care business of healthcare retailer Cardinal Health. Prior to joining Cardinal Health, Mr. Bender was Vice President of Store Operations for clothing retailer Victoria’s Secret Stores. Mr. Bender also spent 14 years with beverage company PepsiCo in a variety of sales, finance and operating roles.

E. K. Gaylord II
Chairman, Gaylord Sports Management

Mr. Gaylord served as the Company’s Chairman of the Board from May 1999 through April 2001. He served as interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from July 2000 until September 2000, and as Vice-Chairman of the Board from May 1996 to May 1999. He was the President of the privately-held Oklahoma Publishing Company from June 1994 until December 2002. Mr. Gaylord has been Chairman of the privately-held sports management firm Gaylord Sports Management since January 2004 and Chairman of Medtrust Online, a privately-held healthcare services firm, since 2007. Mr. Gaylord is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Scottsdale Healthcare Foundation.

D. Ralph Horn
Chairman and CEO (retired), First Tennessee National Corp. and First Tennessee National Bank

Mr. Horn served as the Chairman of the Board of financial services company First Tennessee National Corporation (now First Horizon National Corporation) and First Tennessee Bank, National Association, its principal subsidiary, from 1996 until his retirement in December 2003. Mr. Horn served as Chief Executive Officer of First Tennessee National Corporation from 1994 through 2002 and as its President from 1991 through 2001. Mr. Horn is a director of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., an owner of apartment communities.

David W. Johnson
President and CEO, Aimbridge Hospitality

Mr. Johnson is President and CEO of Aimbridge Hospitality, a privately-held hotel management company. Prior to joining Aimbridge as President and CEO in April 2003, Mr. Johnson spent 17 years at hospitality company Wyndham International in various capacities, including Executive Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer and President of Wyndham Hotels. He currently serves as a Director of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International and is a Director and Vice Chair of Development for Meeting Professionals International.

Ellen R. Levine
Editorial Director, Hearst Magazines

Ms. Levine is Editorial Director of Hearst Magazines, one of the world’s largest magazine publishers. Prior to assuming this role in 2006, Ms. Levine had served as Editor-in-Chief of the Hearst publication Good Housekeeping since 1994. In 2000, she was instrumental in founding O, The Oprah Magazine, and continues to serve as its Editorial Consultant. Ms. Levine also served as Editor-in-Chief of Redbook (1990-1994) and Woman’s Day (1982-1990) and as a Senior Editor of Cosmopolitan (1976-1982).

Robert S. Prather, Jr.
President and COO, Gray Television, Inc.

Mr. Prather has been President and Chief Operating Officer of Gray Television, Inc., a television broadcast company, since September 2002. He was an Executive Vice President of Gray Television, Inc. from 1996 until September 2002. Mr. Prather is also a director of Gray Television, Inc. Mr. Prather also has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Triple Crown Media, Inc., a publishing and communication company, since December 2005. He served as Chief Executive Officer and director of Bull Run Corporation, a sports and affinity marketing and management company, from 1992 until its merger into Triple Crown Media, Inc. in December 2005. Mr. Prather is also a member of the Board of Directors of GAMCO Investors, Inc., the parent company of GAMCO Asset Management, Inc.

Colin V. Reed
Chairman and CEO, Gaylord Entertainment Co.

Mr. Reed has served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company since April 2001, and Mr. Reed was also elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company in May 2005. From April 2001 until November 2008, Mr. Reed also served as President of the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Reed had served as a member of the three-executive Office of the President of gaming company Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. since May 1999, and he had served as Harrah’s Chief Financial Officer since April 1997. Mr. Reed also was a director of Harrah’s from 1998 to May 2001. Mr. Reed served in a variety of other management positions with Harrah’s and its predecessor, hotel operator Holiday Corp., since 1977. Mr. Reed is a director of First Horizon National Corporation.

Michael D. Rose
Chairman, Midaro Investments, Inc.

Mr. Rose served as Chairman of the Board of the Company from April 2001 through May 2005 and has served as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of the Company since May 2005. Mr. Rose currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of First Horizon National Corporation. Since 1998, Mr. Rose has been a private investor and Chairman of Midaro Investments, Inc., a privately held investment firm. In 1995, Mr. Rose became Chairman of the Board of both hotel operator Promus Hotel Corporation and Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. when the two companies split into two publicly-traded companies. He retired from the Boards of Harrah’s in 1996 and Promus in 1997. Mr. Rose also served as Chairman from 1990 to 1995, and Chief Executive Officer from 1990 to 1994, of the Promus Companies, Incorporated. Mr. Rose is also a director of restaurant operator Darden Restaurants, Inc. and food manufacturer General Mills, Inc.

Michael I. Roth
Chairman and CEO, The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.

Mr. Roth is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., a global marketing services company. He was appointed Interpublic’s Chief Executive Officer in January of 2005. Prior to becoming Chairman of Interpublic in July 2004, Mr. Roth had been a member of Interpublic’s Board of Directors since 2002. Previously, Mr. Roth was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of financial services company The MONY Group Inc. and its predecessor entities since 1997. Mr. Roth is also a director of office technology provider Pitney Bowes, Inc.

Robert B. Rowling
CEO, TRT Holdings, Inc.

Mr. Rowling served as the Chairman of the Board of TRT Holdings, Inc., a privately-owned, diversified holding company with primary interests in hospitality, energy, fitness and real estate, from 1996 to 2009. Among the companies Mr. Rowling has built are Tana Oil & Gas Corporation (subsequently merged with Texaco), Teco Pipeline Company (subsequently merged with Pacific Gas & Electric) and Omni Hotels, which has expanded to include over 40 hotels and resorts since TRT Holdings, Inc.’s purchase of Omni Hotels in 1996. Mr. Rowling is also a director of financial services company Guaranty Financial Group Inc.

Media Contacts:

Gaylord Entertainment
Brian Abrahamson
VP, Corporate Communications
615-316-6302

Gaylord National

Amie Gorrell
Director, Public Relations
301-306-5053

Gaylord Opryland

Kim Keelor
Director, Public Relations
615-458-2877

Gaylord Palms

Keith Salwoski
Director, Public Relations
407-586-0315

Gaylord Texan

Martha Neibling
Director, Public Relations
817-778-1145

Grand Ole Opry

Dan Rogers
Sr. Manager, Media Relations
615-458-8543