STATE COLLEGE, PA | Shaner Hotel Group announced that it has named Joseph Duperre as General Manager of the Chattanooga Marriott at the Convention Center in Chattanooga, TN.

Mr. Duperre brings more than 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry to Shaner, most notably serving in roles of increasing responsibility at Marriott International properties in Arizona, Texas, California, Kansas, Iowa and Minnesota, including serving as Director of Operations at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Most recently, Mr. Duperre served as General Manager for Interstate Hotels & Resorts’ Holiday Inn Minneapolis property and the Morgantown, West Virginia Waterfront Place Hotel.

“Joe Duperre brings outstanding operations knowledge of large, full service properties and excellent people management skills to our management team” said Shaner Senior VP of Finance, J.B. Griffin. “We are genuinely excited to have someone with his knowledge and experience taking the reins at our Chattanooga Marriott hotel at the Convention Center.”

Mr. Duperre and his family are relocating to the Chattanooga area.

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MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE:MAR) is a leading lodging company with more than 2,600 lodging properties in the United States and 65 other countries and territories. Marriott International operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott, JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, TownePlace Suites, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill Suites, and Bulgari brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club International, Horizons, The Ritz-Carlton Club and Marriott Grand Residence Club brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; and operates conference centers. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has approximately 133,000 employees. It is ranked as the lodging industry’s most admired company and one of the best places to work for by Fortune® magazine. In fiscal year 2004, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $10 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at .

Michael J. Russell
For Shaner Hotels
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