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Press Release: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
October 26, 2004
WHITE PLAINS, NY -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) yesterday announced that Barry S.
Sternlicht, Starwood's Executive Chairman has been named a winner of The New York Ten Awards(TM), an annual award
recognizing ten leaders in the greater New York business community who have most significantly impacted business
innovation through technology.
Award winners were announced last evening at the "Ten Awards" Gala at Gotham Hall. The Executive Council,
along with this year's winners, will be opening the NASDAQ on the morning of Monday, October 25.
"We're thrilled to announce that Barry has been named among the winners of this prestigious award, and look
forward learning more about his/her future successes," said Bob Johnston, president of The Executive Council
of New York. "It is our vision that by following the example set by leaders like Barry, innovation and inspiration
will continue to be the cornerstone of the New York business community."
Other 2004 "Ten Awards" Winners include:
Bruce E. Mosler, President, Cushman & Wakefield
L. Gordon Crovitz, Senior Vice President, Dow Jones, Inc.; President, Electronic Publishing
David Neeleman, CEO, JetBlue Airways
Robert Catell, Chairman and CEO, KeySpan Corporation
Richard Korhammer, CEO, Lava Trading
Stephen Messer, CEO, LinkShare
Adam Moss, Editor-in-Chief, New York Magazine
Tim and Nina Zagat, Co-founders, Zagat Survey
Barbara Chang, Executive Director, NPower NY
"Ten Award" winners were chosen from among twenty finalists, drawn from open nominations submitted to
The Executive Council and evaluated by a panel of judges comprised of prominent journalists from New York-based
local and national business media outlets. Nominations were evaluated based on the individual's contributions to
his or her organization's objectives and leadership; the organization's impact on business innovation, both in
New York and nationally; and the individual's industry leadership beyond his organization.
For more details on the "Ten Awards" and the Executive Council, visit www.execcouncil.org.
About The Executive Council
The Executive Council is a non-profit organization that brings together New York's business community for the purposes
of fostering knowledge-sharing and business networking in a professional environment. The Executive Council programs
focus on critical business and leadership issues at the intersection of technology and business, with unique industry
programs focusing on venture capital, security, and corporate governance, among others. Its initiatives and corporate
members contribute to the economic prosperity of the region while fostering knowledge and information sharing,
professional development and partnership opportunities for our members. The Executive Council Corporate Members
range from AT&T, IBM and Microsoft to TimeWarner, Citibank, and Merrill Lynch as well as many other large and
emerging growth technology and financial services companies and major law and accounting firms.
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Contact:
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
K.C. Kavanagh, 914-640-8339
Source: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.