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Mark G. Carrier is the senior officer of the B. F. Saul Company Hospitality Group. The B. F. Saul Company is a privately held diversified real estate and finance concern based in the Washington DC area. The Hospitality Group owns and operates a portfolio of business class hotels, which are affiliated with Intercontinental Hotels Group, Marriott and Hilton and The Hay-Adams one of the nation's finest hotels. He represents the company in relation to lenders, franchisors, clients, governmental agencies and industry associations.

Mark Carrier is the Past Chairman of the American Hotel and Lodging Association, the nation's advocacy organization for the hotel industry. He has served as Vice Chairman and Secretary- Treasurer of the AHLA and has a long-term engagement on various committees and task groups.

He is a past Chairman of the IHG Owners Association, the global franchise owners association of Intercontinental Hotels Group. He serves on Marriott's Distribution Advisory Committee and Emerging Technology Advisory Group. He also serves on the Distribution Advisory Group for Hilton.

Carrier is the immediate Past Chairman of the Tyson's Partnership. This organization represents the interests of the diverse stakeholders in Tysons, Virginia in the focused effort to turn the area into America's Next Great City.

Carrier is the Chairman Emeritus of Visit Fairfax, the county's tourism promotion organization. Carrier is a member of the Cornell Hotel Society as well as the Cornell Real Estate Council.

Carrier has received the Kemmons Wilson Service Award from the IHG Owners Association He was also named Virginia Hotelier of the Year by the Virginia Hotel and Travel Association.