E. Robert Roskind, Chairman

As Chairman of Crescent Hotels & Resorts, Mr. Roskind serves on the Board of Directors and Investment Committee for Crescent Hotels & Resorts, and is engaged in Crescent’s Acquisition/Investment Strategy, Fund Management, and Investor Relations.

Mr. Roskind is also Chairman of Lexington Realty Trust, a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and manages office, industrial and retail properties net leased to major corporations throughout the United States. Mr. Roskind has served as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Lexington Realty Trust from 1993 through the end of 2006 and was Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company from 1993 to 2003.

In addition, Mr. Roskind is Chairman of the LCP Group, a private real estate advisory firm, which is a partner and investor in Crescent Hotels & Resorts operating company and assets. The LCP Group, with partners, has owned such hotel properties as the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, the King Edward in Toronto, and Hyatt Regency Hotels in Phoenix, Savannah and Washington, DC. The LCP Group continues as the co-general partner of the partnership which owns the Lowes Ventana Resort. Mr. Roskind was also founder of CapStar Hotels and Resorts, a predecessor company to MeriStar Hospitality Corporation. The LCP Group’s present focus of activities, excluding Crescent, includes hotel development projects in Mexico and LCP REIT Advisors which serves as the external advisor for LCP Investment Corporation, a J-REIT, whose shares are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Mr. Roskind received his B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania and is a Harlan Fiske Stone Graduate of the Columbia Law School. Mr. Roskind is also founder of the Babies Heart Fund, which supports the pediatric cardiology unit at New York Presbyterian Hospital and an advisory board member of the Center for Environmental Studies at Columbia University