Linda Moore to Join HMSHost as Vice President, Government Affairs

Business Wire, Oct 8, 2001

Busniess Editors

BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 2001

HMSHost Corporation announced today the appointment of Linda Moore as Vice President, Government Affairs.

Ms. Moore was most recently with Lambert-St. Louis International Airport as an Assistant Director. In her new role with HMSHost, Linda will be responsible for strategy, policy implementation and client relations.

Linda Moore will succeed Clark Sharpe, who, after 42 years in the Airport business (including ten years with HMSHost), will be retiring at the end of this year. Clark has been a tireless and invaluable resource to the HMSHost Development organization, possessing tremendous industry knowledge, credibility and longstanding relationships with members of the airport community.

"We are very pleased to have Linda join our organization," said Les Cappetta, Senior Vice President, North American Business Development for HMSHost. "Linda has a track record of success and she is a great addition to our development team. We are excited to be able to put her talents to work immediately on our behalf."

Ms. Moore is an Accredited Airport Executive (A.A.E.) with airport experience in contract administration, DBE program administration, land acquisition/relocation, noise mitigation, and property development. She also served the City of St. Louis Civil Rights Enforcement Agency with a focus on hate crimes, fair housing, and employment discrimination.

Prior to joining the City of St. Louis, Ms. Moore was the City Administrator for the City of Wellston, Missouri.

Ms. Moore has served as the Chair of the Airport Council International-North America Economic Steering Committee, is the current Chair of the Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC), and serves on the American Association of Airport Executives Board of Examiners. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and a Master's degree in Public Administration from Southern Illinois University.

HMSHost, formerly known as Host Marriott Services, is world-renowned for creating innovative concession plans in travel and entertainment venues. HMSHost has revenues of $1.6 billion and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Autogrill S.p.A. Together, HMSHost and the rest of the Autogrill Group are recognized leaders in retail, food and beverage concessions serving people on the move.

With operations in nineteen countries around the globe, the combined Company has annual revenues of over $2.6 billion.