Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Announces the Appointment of Julie Aslaksen as EVP, General Counsel and Secretary
November 20 2019 - 4:15PM
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: HST), the nation’s largest
lodging real estate investment trust (the
“Company”), announced the appointment of Julie Aslaksen
as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary,
effective November 14, 2019. She succeeds Elizabeth Abdoo
who recently stepped down from her role at Host.
Ms. Aslaksen joins the Company with more than 19 years of
strategic legal and business leadership counsel experience. In her
new role, she will serve as the senior legal executive for Host,
directing the Company’s legal affairs and
providing partnership and advice on legal and strategic
business issues to senior management and the board of directors.
Additionally, she will oversee all legal matters surrounding
corporate finance and capital markets, mergers and acquisitions,
compliance, risk management, litigation and contracts.
Host Hotels & Resorts’ President and Chief Executive Officer
James F. Risoleo said, “Julie brings to
Host extensive operational and corporate expertise as
well as significant board, governance and securities experience.
Her accomplished background will be a valuable
asset to our executive team and will help us
continue to be the premier lodging REIT and to
drive further stockholder value. I want to thank Elizabeth for her
18 years of service, dedication and contributions to Host. She has
been an integral member of our executive team and with our board of
directors and she will be greatly missed.”
Most recently, Ms. Aslaksen served as Vice
President and General Counsel at General Dynamics
Information Technology (GDIT), a global information technology
services company, where she was responsible for the company’s
legal strategy and affairs, including litigation, investigations
and the negotiation of significant business
transactions.
Prior to her role at GDIT, Ms.
Aslaksen spent 14 years with General Dynamics
Corporation, where she served
as Staff Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
and Assistant Secretary. She started her career as a corporate and
finance associate with Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP
in Washington, D.C. Ms. Aslaksen earned her juris doctor
degree from American University Washington College of Law and
her bachelor’s degree from the College of William
& Mary. She is a member of the state bars for the District
of Columbia and Maryland.
About Host Hotels &
Resorts
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is an S&P 500
company and is the largest lodging real estate investment trust and
one of the largest owners of luxury and upper-upscale hotels. The
Company currently owns 75 properties in the United States and five
properties internationally totaling approximately 46,500 rooms. The
Company also holds non-controlling interests in six domestic and
one international joint ventures. Guided by a disciplined approach
to capital allocation and aggressive asset management, the Company
partners with premium brands such as Marriott®, Ritz-Carlton®,
Westin®, Sheraton®, W®, St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, Hyatt®,
Fairmont®, Hilton®, Swissôtel®, ibis® and Novotel®, as well as
independent brands. For additional information, please visit the
Company’s website at www.hosthotels.com.
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Michael BluhmChief Financial Officer240.744.5110
Tejal EngmanVice President240.744.5116
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