Stephen Joyce

Stephen P. Joyce is president, chief executive officer, and member of the board of directors of Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest hotel franchisors. With a career in the lodging industry spanning over three decades, Mr. Joyce has a proven track record of developing and growing some of the best-known hotel brands in markets worldwide. Since Mr. Joyce took the helm of Choice Hotels in 2008, he has led the company on an impressive and focused growth strategy, resulting in a significant gain in the company’s market share position, expansion into new markets and the advancement of new brands. In his first four years of leadership as president and CEO of the company, during one of the most historically challenging environments for the industry, Choice outpaced industry supply growth and increased market share, as well as led hotels in the Choice system to improved guest satisfaction results and RevPAR index versus its competitors.