Wyndham Appoints Kathy Maher as Senior VP

Parsippany, N.J. (USA) – April 30, 2013 – Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company with approximately 7,380 hotels and part of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), has appointed industry veteran Kathy Maher to the role of senior vice president, revenue management.

With nearly three decades of experience in hospitality, Maher is responsible for the strategic development of Wyndham Hotel Group’s revenue management function globally. She is based in the company’s Parsippany, N.J., offices and reports directly to Ross Hosking, executive vice president, global sales and revenue management.

“We are very happy to welcome Kathy to our Wyndham Hotel Group family,” said Hosking. “Her extensive experience and leadership will be integral in strengthening Wyndham Hotel Group’s revenue management practices around the world, greatly contributing to our company’s long-term success.”

Prior to joining Wyndham Hotel Group, Maher spent 12 years at Hilton Worldwide, where she served in various revenue management leadership roles, most recently as vice president, revenue management, in the company’s owned and managed Americas division.

Maher also spent 15 years with Marriott International, Inc., in a number of sales and marketing positions, including area director of market strategy, director of sales and marketing and cluster director of revenue management. She also held property-level positions with Marriott earlier in her career.

Maher earned bachelor’s degrees in business administration and literature from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J.

About Wyndham Hotel Group
Wyndham Hotel Group, part of the Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE:WYN) family of companies, is the world’s largest hotel company with approximately 7,380 hotels and over 631,800 rooms in 66 countries under the hotel brands: Wyndham® Hotels and Resorts, Ramada®, Days Inn®, Super 8®, Wingate by Wyndham®, Baymont Inn & Suites®, Microtel Inn & Suites® by Wyndham, Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham®, TRYP by WyndhamSM, Howard Johnson®, Travelodge® and Knights Inn®. In addition, the company has license agreements to franchise the Planet Hollywood Hotels, Dream® and Night® brands and provide management services globally.
All hotels are independently owned and operated excluding certain Wyndham, Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham and TRYP by Wyndham hotels, as well as certain international Ramada, Days Inn and Super 8 hotels, which may be managed by one of the affiliates of Wyndham Hotel Group.

Wyndham Rewards®, the guest loyalty program of Wyndham Hotel Group, is the world’s largest lodging loyalty program as measured by number of participating hotels and offers nearly seven million active members the chance to earn and redeem points for stays at nearly 7,000 hotels throughout more than 50 countries worldwide.

In addition to free stays, members may redeem their points for hundreds of reward options. For more information, visit www.wyndhamrewards.com.

Wyndham Hotel Group is based in Parsippany, N.J. Additional information is available at www.wyndhamworldwide.com. For more information about hotel franchising opportunities visit www.whgdevelopment.com.

Media Contact:
Gabriella Chiera
Marketing Communications Specialist
Wyndham Hotel Group
22 Sylvan Way
Parsippany, NJ 07054
+1 (973) 753-6590
gabriella.chiera@wyn.com