Robert W. Boykin

ROBERT W. BOYKIN, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
Boykin Lodging Company, began his hospitality career after graduating
from the University of Hartford in 1972. His career has spanned property
operations, corporate administration, real estate development and
acquisitions. Mr. Boykin began Boykin Lodging Company in 1996 with 2,408
hotel rooms in nine properties.