Chris D. Bills

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. develops, owns and manages of hotels categorized as mid-scale without food and beverage and upscale hotels located throughout the United States. The hotels are small, mid-sized and suburbs of large markets with a variety of hotel demand generators, such as tourist attractions, business headquarters, and convention centers. The hotels categorized as mid-scale without food and beverage are those which do not offer a restaurant or bar. Upscale hotels have a small lounge, offer a cooked-to-order breakfast or breakfast buffet, and may offer a light lunch or dinner menu. The company was founded on January 8, 2004 and is headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

The Summit Group, Inc. engaged in developing, owning, and managing upscale and limited-service lodging properties in the United States and Canada. It had properties in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, and West Virginia. The Summit Group was founded by Paul M. Pistilli and Ari Sternberg in 1991 and was headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD.