COMPANY

Founded 1938 by Curtis L. Carlson as the Gold Bond Trading Company, the name changed in 1973. Owns Carlson Marketing, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Gold Points Plus Reward Network, Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Peppers & Rogers Group, Pick Up Stix restaurants, Radisson Hotels & Resorts, Regent Hotels & Resorts, Park Inn hotels, and T.G.I. Friday’s.

Official Website:
http://www.carlson.com/

Industry:
Hotel

Ticker:
(private)

Corporate headquarters:
Minneapolis, MN

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Edwin C. Gage	Business	c. 1942		CEO of Carlson Companies, 1989-91
Richard F. Hamm, Jr.	Business	c. 1960		Dendreon Corporation
Hubert Joly	Business	c. 1960		President & CEO of Carlson Companies
Marilyn Carlson Nelson	Business	c. 1939		CEO of Carlson Companies, 1998-2008
Martyn R. Redgrave	Business	c. 1953		CFO of Limited Brands

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bradbury H. Anderson	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Best Buy, 2002-09
Lee A. Chaden	Business	c. 1941		Chairman of Hanesbrands, 2006-08
Edwin C. Gage	Business	c. 1942		CEO of Carlson Companies, 1989-91
Hubert Joly	Business	c. 1960		President & CEO of Carlson Companies
Marilyn Carlson Nelson	Business	c. 1939		CEO of Carlson Companies, 1998-2008

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Glen D. Nelson	Business	c. 1938		Vice Chairman of Medtronic, 1988-2002

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