Barry WablerAtlanta-based Hotel Equities (HE) recently named Barry Wabler as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Wabler’s focus at the hotel development and management company is strategic business growth and development. His responsibilities include interaction with the capital markets and leadership of the finance, accounting and information technology systems for the company’s corporate operations and the hotels presently in the firm’s portfolio. Mr. Wabler returns to Hotel Equities where he started as Controller in 1999 and became CFO in 2004. Before returning to the company, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Currey & Company, a manufacturer of specialty home furnishings. He successfully led the organization through operational expansion overseas and the development of new sales channels leading to improvements in sourcing, market share and overall company performance. Mr. Wabler is an active member of Financial Executives Institute, the Georgia Society of CPA’s and the Cushion & Wakefield CFO Round Table.