Winegardner and Hammons

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Company type	Public
Founded	1961
Headquarters	Cincinnati, OH
Key people	J. Erik Kamfjord - Chairman Emeritus Mike Conway - CEO Kent Bruggeman - CFO Brien Perkins - COO Terry Dammeyer - CCDO Private Company industry = Hospitality
Website	www.whihotels.com

Winegardner and Hammons is a full-service hotel management and development company established in 1961 Roy E. Winegardner and John Q. Hammons. It is one of the original franchisers of Holiday Inn.

Company history

In 1957, Winegardner bought his first Holiday Inn franchise in Lexington, Kentucky. Hammons joined Winegardner in 1958 and they created a private, independent hotel management company. They entered into an agreement with Holiday Inn to develop their hotels. The company incorporated in 1961, and during the 1960s, built nearly three dozen Holiday Inn hotels. In the following years, the company diversified, adding third-party management of hotels as well as other hotel brands. The most notable expansion added accounting and financial services for the hospitality industry. In 1996, the company opened its first full-service Marriott hotel. It continues to expand into development of upscale, full-service hotels.

Notable members of the board of directors are Erik Kamfjord, chairman; John Hammons, vice chairman; and Roy Winegardner, vice chairman.

Awards

• 2003 John Hammons named "Corporate Hotelier of the World" sponsored by Hotels magazine
• 2004 Roy Winegardner and John Hammons inducted into the Hospitality Industry Hall of Honor
• 2007-2013 Gallup Great Workplace winner (seven-time consecutive recipient)

External links

• Winegardner and Hammons, Inc.