Management Team

Robert W. Winston III
Chief Executive Officer

Contact: bwinston@winstonhospitality.com
Robert W. Winston, III is Chief Executive Officer and co-owner of Winston Hospitality, Inc. Mr. Winston was also founder, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Winston Hotels, Inc from March 1994 to July 2007. Winston Hotels, Inc., a real estate investment trust publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange, was acquired by Inland American Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. in July 2007. He received an A.B. in economics and political science in 1984 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the University. Winston is currently a Director of the Research Triangle Foundation. He is a member of the Institute of the Arts and Humanities Board of Advisors and the National Development Council. He is a past member of the University's Board of Visitors and a former treasurer of the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. He is the former chair of the Raleigh-Durham International Airport Authority Board, former trustee for Ravenscroft High School, and a former board member of the North Carolina Economic Development Board, the North Carolina Art Museum Foundation and the Wake County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Michael Heeden
President

Contact: mheeden@winstonhospitality.com
Michael B. Heeden serves as President of Winston Hospitality. Mr. Heeden has over 14 years experience in the hospitality industry. Prior to joining the Company as President, he worked with Alliance Hospitality, Interstate Hotels and Resorts and Winston Hospitality. During this time, he worked extensively with Hilton and Marriott brands and has experience with both select and full-service hotels.  Mr. Heeden's management experience also included managing an independent hotel and conference center located at the University of Connecticut as well as Golf Course Management in Augusta Georgia. Mr. Heeden is a native of North Carolina. He is a graduate of Appalachian State University with a B.S. degree in Business Administration.

Brent West
Chief Financial Officer

Contact: bwest@winstonhospitality.com
Brent V. West serves as Chief Financial Officer of Winston Hospitality, Inc,.  Mr. West began his career working for the public accounting firm of KPMG.  For the ten years prior to joining the Company, Mr. West served as Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Winston Hotels, Inc.  During his tenure with Winston Hotels, Mr. West helped raise over $600 million in debt and equity financing through credit facilities, mortgage loans and follow-on public offerings.  Mr. West was also responsible for all the SEC public filings for Winston Hotels.  Mr. West is a CPA and is a graduate of Plattsburgh State University College, Plattsburgh, New York, with a B.S. degree in Accounting.