Silver Spring, Md. -- Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) recently announced the promotion of Stacy Ragland to the position of vice president, franchise performance. In her new role, Ragland, who has been at Choice for over a decade, will focus on improving property-level performance and maximizing franchisee retention. In addition, the franchise services division will now report up through Ragland.

Ragland's promotion follows Choice’s recent move to combine its franchise sales and franchise services divisions to benefit its franchisees. Ragland will report to David Pepper, senior vice president, franchise growth and performance.

"Stacy's extensive field-based experience, which ranges from franchise services and franchise sales to marketing and brands, makes her a strong addition to the franchise growth and performance division," Pepper said. "This new position will enable Stacy to utilize her unique, broad-based experience to assist our franchisees."

Ragland has more than 20 years experience in the hospitality industry in a variety of fields including hotel operations, sales and marketing, franchise sales and franchise services. At Choice, she has served in many roles, including director of new property services, franchise service director, senior director of new hotel sales support, brand manager and, most recently, director of franchise sales.

Choice Hotels International is one of the world's largest lodging franchisors, marketing more than 5,000 hotels open or under development in more than 40 countries under the Cambria Suites, Clarion, Quality, Comfort Suites, Comfort Inn, Sleep Inn, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn brand names. For more information on Choice, visit the company's web site at .

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Robin Ferrier
(301) 592-6719
Choice