Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> January 3, 2005

GREG ROYER – ROYAL HOST REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (RYL_UN:TSX)

GREG ROYER is the President and the Chief Executive Officer of Royal Host Real Estate Investment Trust. With more than 30 years of experience as an owner and operator in the hotel and hospitality industry, he established one of Canada's largest vacation and timeshare companies. Mr. Royer has held numerous executive positions in the hospitality business, including co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer of a national hotel chain, and is also President of Travelodge Canada Corp. He has served on a number of hotel timeshare and franchise Boards, including Travelodge International Marketing and Calgary Tourism and Convention Bureau, and currently serves on the Board of Rosetta Exploration Inc. Profile
TWST: Give us a brief history of your company and an overview of what

you are currently doing.

Mr. Royer: Royal Host REIT was formed in 1997 when we purchased 18

hotels and took the REIT