Greg A. Dowell has been appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.
Summit Hotel Properties (NYSE:INN) ("the Company") announced today that Mr. Greg A. Dowell has been appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer effective October 1, 2014. Mr. Dowell will succeed Mr. Paul Ruiz, who has served as interim Chief Financial Officer since May of 2014. Mr. Ruiz will continue to serve in his present position as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. Most recently, Dowell held the position of Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at American Campus Communities (NYSE:ACC). During his thirteen-year tenure, Dowell managed all aspects of operations, facilities management, human resources, information technology and various aspects of accounting and systems development. He played a key role in the development of ACC's specialized operating platform which facilitated American Campus Communities becoming the first student housing REIT to be publicly traded in 2004. Since ACC's initial public offering, Mr. Dowell orchestrated the successful integration of more than $2.8 billion in asset growth and during his career has overseen the management of over 44 million square feet of residential and mixed-use real estate comprised of over 300 communities. Prior to joining ACC in 2001, Dowell spent ten years in progressive capacities with Century Development where he began as an accountant and ultimately served as Senior Vice President of Management Services over the student housing portfolio.
