NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 29, 2016--
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:
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Michael J. Bender, COO, Global E-Commerce, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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E. K. Gaylord II, President, Eleven Sands Exploration and Chairman,
E.K. Capital
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D. Ralph Horn, Chairman of the Board (Retired), First Horizon National
Corp. and First Tennessee Bank, National Association
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Ellen R. Levine, Editorial Director, Hearst Magazines
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Patrick Q. Moore, Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and
Corporate Development Officer, YP Holdings
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Robert S. Prather, Jr., President and CEO, Heartland Media, LLC
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Colin V. Reed, Chairman and CEO, Ryman Hospitality Properties
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Michael D. Rose, Chairman, Midaro Investments
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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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