William F. Hagerty Joins Ryman Hospitality Properties Board of Directors
February 29 2016 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
William F. Hagerty, IV, Co-Founder and Managing Director of
private equity investment firm Hagerty, Peterson & Company,
LLC, has joined the Board of Directors of Ryman Hospitality
Properties, Inc. (NYSE:RHP) effective February 25, 2016.
Mr. Hagerty’s election follows a Board vote during its meeting
held on February 25, 2016. With this addition, the Ryman
Hospitality Properties Board of Directors will expand to ten
members. Mr. Hagerty will serve on the Board’s Audit Committee.
“I am extremely pleased to have Bill join the Ryman Hospitality
Properties Board and believe he will be a valuable addition,” said
Colin V. Reed, chairman and chief executive officer of Ryman
Hospitality Properties. “With his decades of private equity
experience and his deep involvement in the Tennessee business
community, Bill brings a unique perspective to the challenges and
opportunities we face today. I am confident his presence will
benefit our Company moving forward.”
Mr. Hagerty joins the current Ryman Hospitality Properties Board
of Directors, which is comprised of:
- Michael J. Bender, COO, Global
E-Commerce, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- E. K. Gaylord II, President, Eleven
Sands Exploration and Chairman, E.K. Capital
- D. Ralph Horn, Chairman of the Board
(Retired), First Horizon National Corp. and First Tennessee Bank,
National Association
- Ellen R. Levine, Editorial Director,
Hearst Magazines
- Patrick Q. Moore, Executive Vice
President, Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer, YP
Holdings
- Robert S. Prather, Jr., President and
CEO, Heartland Media, LLC
- Colin V. Reed, Chairman and CEO, Ryman
Hospitality Properties
- Michael D. Rose, Chairman, Midaro
Investments
- Michael I. Roth, Chairman and CEO, The
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
Mr. Hagerty is currently Co-Founder and Managing Director,
Hagerty Peterson and Company, a private equity investment firm.
From 2011 until January 2015, Mr. Hagerty served in Tennessee
Governor Bill Haslam’s cabinet as Commissioner of Economic and
Community Development, the Cabinet post charged with jobs, capital
investment and economic growth for the State of Tennessee. In that
role, he was also responsible for the Tennessee Film, Entertainment
and Music Commission and chaired the Tennessee Technology
Development Corporation.
From 1996 until January of 2011, Mr. Hagerty served as
Co-Founder and Managing Director of Hagerty Peterson and Company.
He began his career with The Boston Consulting Group where his work
spanned five continents. He was also Senior Expatriate in the
firm’s Tokyo office when he took leave to serve on the White House
staff under President George H.W. Bush. He then launched his career
in private equity with Trident Capital prior to co-founding Hagerty
Peterson and Company in 1996. He presently serves on the boards of
Pinnacle Bank (PNFP) and RenaissanceRe (RNR).
Mr. Hagerty is a Tennessee native and earned his bachelor’s
degree in economics and juris doctor degree from Vanderbilt
University.
About Ryman Hospitality Properties,
Inc.
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (NYSE: RHP) is a REIT for
federal income tax purposes, specializing in group-oriented,
destination hotel assets in urban and resort markets. The Company’s
owned assets include a network of four upscale, meetings-focused
resorts totaling 7,795 rooms that are managed by lodging operator
Marriott International, Inc. under the Gaylord Hotels brand. Other
owned assets managed by Marriott International, Inc. include
Gaylord Springs Golf Links, the Wildhorse Saloon, the General
Jackson Showboat, The Inn at Opryland, a 303-room overflow hotel
adjacent to Gaylord Opryland and AC Hotel Washington, DC at
National Harbor, a 192-room hotel near Gaylord National. The
Company also owns and operates media and entertainment assets,
including the Grand Ole Opry (opry.com), the legendary weekly
showcase of country music’s finest performers for 90 years; the
Ryman Auditorium, the storied former home of the Grand Ole Opry
located in downtown Nashville; and 650 AM WSM, the Opry’s radio
home. For additional information about Ryman Hospitality
Properties, visit www.rymanhp.com.
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Investor Relations:Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.Mark
Fioravanti, 615-316-6588President and Chief Financial
Officermfioravanti@rymanhp.comorTodd Siefert, 615-316-6344Vice
President of Corporate Finance &
Treasurertsiefert@rymanhp.comorMedia:Brian Abrahamson,
615-316-6302Vice President of Corporate
Communicationsbabrahamson@rymanhp.comorSloane & CompanyJosh
Hochberg, 212-446-1892jhochberg@sloanepr.comorDan Zacchei,
212-446-1882dzacchei@sloanepr.com
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