Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> April 8, 2002
JOSEPH P. MARTORI is Chairman and CEO of ILX Resorts
Incorporated, a leading developer, marketer and operator of
quality vacation ownership resorts in the western United States.
He was a founder of the company and has been a Director since its
inception. Previously, he served as Chairman of the Corporate,
Real Estate and Banking department of the Arizona law firm of
Brown & Bain, P.A. From 1971 to 1985, Mr. Martori was a Senior
Partner at the Phoenix law firm of Martori, Meyer, Hendricks &
Victor, P.A., of which he was a founding member. Mr. Martori
received a BS degree, summa cum laude, and an MBA degree, both in
Finance, from New York University. He received his law degree,
graduating first in his class, from Notre Dame Law School, after
briefly attending Harvard Law School. He is also a member of the
Board of Trustees of the Boys & Girls Club of Metropolitan
Phoenix and the Board of Trustees of the Lawyers Committee for
Civil Rights Under Law, and served as the Vice Consul of the
Republic of Italy for the State of Arizona for 10 years. Mr.
Martori is the author of the novel, 'Street Fights.' Profile
evolution of the company?
Mr. Martori: The company was formed in 1986 and went public in
the aftermath of the 1987 stock market
