Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> April 6, 2000
STEPHEN J. MATLIN is Director of Corporate Development at NH Hoteles,
which he joined in 1998. Based in Madrid, Spain, he works closely with
the CEO and other members of senior management to define and implement
the corporate growth strategy of NH Hoteles, Spain's largest urban hotel
operator and the 10th largest in Europe. Since joining NH, he has been
involved in a number of transactions including the purchase of the hotel
Princesa Sofia in Barcelona, the purchase of a minority stake in Jolly
Hotels, Italy's leading urban hotel chain, and NH's $100 million
acquisition of the Costa del Sol resort and golf development,
Sotogrande. He has also worked extensively on the strategy and structure
of NH's expansion into Latin America, including securing its US-based
private equity partner, Sam Zell's Equity International Properties.
Prior to joining NH, Mr. Matlin founded and managed his own company,
which focused on the development and operation of large-format (IMAX)
theatres. His prior professional experience includes the fields of
investment banking in the corporate finance department of Lehman
Brothers, management consulting with KPMG Peat Marwick and time with the
World Bank, where he helped supervise that institution's multi-billion
loan portfolio in Latin America. A native of Los Angeles, Mr. Matlin
holds an Undergraduate degree with Honors from Dartmouth College and an
MBA from Harvard Business School. Profile
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Mr. Matlin: NH Hoteles is Spain's leading urban hotel chain and the 10th
largest publicly-held
