Chris Bills Mr. Bills has over fifteen years of C-level leadership experience most recently as CEO and President of The Summit Group. While at Summit, Mr. Bills headed a team responsible for growing the company from approximately $35 Million in revenues to over $125 Million in revenues and adding over $300 Million in hotel assets through acquisition and development. Mr. Bills was also responsible for the company's NASD registered Broker - Dealer, Summit Real Estate Investments, LLC (SREI). SREI raised equity to finance various hotel acquisitions and development projects. Mr. Bills had overall responsibility for over 1,500 employees companywide and served as CFO of Summit Hotel Properties, LLC, a public reporting company with a Board of Managers. Mr. Bills was active with Hyatt, Starwood, and Choice Hotels International as an advisory member during his tenure at Summit. Prior to Summit, Mr. Bills headed the medical equipment finance and leasing group for US Bancorp Equipment Finance. Mr. Bills was part of the executive team at Lyon Financial Service, Inc., a division of The Schwann Food Company, for seven years prior to its sale to US Bancorp. Mr. Bills graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with B.A. degree in Finance.