Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> July 29, 2002

Stephen Barbieri – Westcoast Hospitality Corporation (weh)

STEPHEN BARBIERI is the Chief Communications Officer and a Vice President for WestCoast Hospitality Corporation. His responsibilities include management of the company's investor relations and public relations programs. Mr. Barbieri joined WestCoast in 1996 as a Financial Analyst and participated in the coordination of the company's initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in April 1998, at which time he took on the responsibilities of Manager, Investor Relations. In November 1999, Mr. Barbieri was promoted to his current position. Mr. Barbieri graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of WestCoast

Hospitality and a picture of the company as it is now?

Mr. Barbieri: WestCoast Hospitality Corporation was founded in 1937,