ATLANTA— W. Thomas Parrington has been named president/CEO of Lodgian, Inc. A member of Lodgians board of directors since the company emerged from bankruptcy in November 2002, he was appointed interim CEO in May following the resignation of former CEO David Hawthorne, who presided over the companys reorganization and emergence from bankruptcy, which was completed in April 2003. A 30-year veteran of the hospitality industry, Parrington has been associated with a number of public and private hotel companies, including Marriott, Ramada and Interstate Hotels, where he was CEO after serving as COO and CFO. Lodgian emerged from Chapter 11 with 78 hotels on November 25, 2002. In January 2003, eight hotels were returned to a lender in satisfaction of outstanding debt obligations, and one hotel was returned to the lessor of a capital lease. The remaining 18 hotels emerged from bankruptcy on May 22, 2003. Lodgian currently owns 96 hotels and has a minority interest in one other hotel for a total of 18,265 rooms located in 30 states and Canada. Eighty-two hotels in the companys portfolio are franchised under the InterContinental Hotels Group (Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Select and Holiday Inn Express) and Marriott brands (Courtyard by Marriott, Fairfield Inn and Residence Inns), and 10 are affiliated with four other nationally recognized hospitality franchises. Five are independent hotels.
