SPOKANE, WA—Red Lion Hotels President/CEO Arthur Coffey has decided to retire and will be succeeded by Anupam Narayan, who is currently EVP/CFO. The change is effective immediately, according to the company. Coffey joined Red Lion in 1981, when it was known as Goodale and Barbieri. The chain currently has 52 hotels in eight states and a Canadian province, accounting for 9,078 rooms.