As President Saba Hospitality Management Group in Tehran, Iran (since 2001). From September 1996 February 2000, he was the Vice president of Operation Lodgian, Inc., formed as a result of the merger between Service, Inc., a publicly traded hotel company, and Impac Hotel Group based in Atlanta Georgia. At the time of the merger, Lodgian was one of the largest owners of hotels in the country, with a portfolio of 143 owned and managed hotels and more than 26,000 rooms in 35 states and Canada. From 1993 to 1996, he was the Vice president of operation of Impac Hotel Group, an owner-operator and developer of hotel properties. During his tenure, Impac grew from one to 55 hotels, becoming one of the largest franchisees group of Bass Hotels & Resorts & Marriott Hotels.

As a result of company’s success in managing, developing, renovating and re positioning hotels, Impac received the prestigious
Torchbearer award for outstanding quality and operations, eight modernization awards from Bass Hotels & Resorts, and numerous
development and quality awards from Marriott. Prior to 1990, he held a variety of general manager positions in hotels throughout
the United States. He graduated Florida A&M University in with a degree in Architectural design, master degree (MBA) in Tehran
& Module University and currently finishing his doctorate (DBA) in Tehran University.

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