Exhibit 10.17

FIRST AMENDMENT TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURED CREDIT AGREEMENT

     FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this
“Amendment”), dated as of February 4, 2005 (the “Amendment Date”), is among
INTERSTATE OPERATING COMPANY, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, as the
Borrower (“Borrower”); the Guarantors; SOCIETE GENERALE, as Administrative Agent
(the “Administrative Agent”); and the Lenders a party hereto.

RECITALS:

     A. The Borrower; the Administrative Agent; the Lenders and certain other
parties are party to that certain Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit
Agreement dated as of January 14, 2005 (the “Original Credit Agreement”).

     B. The parties hereto desire to amend the Original Credit Agreement and the
other Credit Documents (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) as
hereinafter provided.

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the covenants contained herein
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

     1. All terms used in this Amendment, but not defined herein, shall have the
meaning given such terms in the Original Credit Agreement.

     2. This Amendment shall become effective as of the Amendment Date if on or
prior to the close of business on February 8, 2005 (the “Termination Date”) the
following conditions precedent have been satisfied:

  a.   Documentation. The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts
of this Amendment executed by the Borrower, the Guarantors and the Required
Lenders (and with respect to the amendments contained in Paragraph 7 only the
consent of each of the Revolving Required Lenders and the Term Required Lenders
voting as separate classes).     b.   Representations and Warranties. The
representations and warranties contained in this Amendment, and in each Credit
Document shall be true and correct in all material respects both as of the
Amendment Date and the date the other conditions to this Amendment’s
effectiveness are satisfied except for changes which individually or in the
aggregate do not constitute a Material Adverse Change.     c.   No Default. No
Default or Event of Default shall exist as of either the Amendment Date or the
date the other conditions to this Amendment’s effectiveness are satisfied.

 

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  d.   Fees. The Administrative Agent shall have received for the benefit of
each Lender that executes and delivers this Amendment to the Administrative
Agent’s counsel by 5:00 p.m. EST on the Termination Date an amendment fee equal
to fifteen (15) basis points times the sum of such Lender’s Term Advances and
Revolving Commitment.

If this Amendment does not become effective prior to the Termination Date, this
Amendment shall be null and void; provided however that the Borrower shall still
be obligated to reimburse Societe Generale for costs and expenses incurred in
connection with this Amendment.

     3. The term “Credit Agreement” as used in the Credit Documents, shall mean
the Original Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.

     4. The following definitions shall be added to the Credit Agreement in the
correct alphabetical order:

     “Concord Property” means the Hilton Concord in Concord, California.

     “Concord Transaction” means (a) the acquisition by a Permitted Other
Subsidiary of the Concord Property using the proceeds of Permitted Other
Indebtedness and Advances, and (b) following such acquisition, the possible
sale, transfer, assignment, or contribution of the Concord Property to one or
more Investment Funds.

     “Investment Fund” means a fund or funds referred to in clause (c) of the
definition of Permitted New Investments.

     5. Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement is deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:

     “Section 7.01 Interest Coverage Ratio. The Parent shall maintain at the end
of each Rolling Period (a) for the Rolling Periods ending on September 30, 2004,
December 31, 2004 and March 31, 2005, an Interest Coverage Ratio of not less
than 3.00 to 1.00, and (b) for any Rolling Period thereafter, an Interest
Coverage Ratio of not less than 3.50 to 1.00.”

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        6. Section 7.02 of the Credit Agreement is deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:

     “Section 7.02 Leverage Ratio. The Parent shall not on any date permit the
Leverage Ratio to exceed during the applicable period indicated in the following
chart the amount set forth in such chart for such period:

                   
Beginning Date of
Applicable Period
    Ending Date of Applicable
Period     Leverage Ratio    
 
               
Closing Date
    May 14, 2005     4.50 to 1.00     
May 15, 2005
    The day immediately prior
to the Status Reset Date
during the Fiscal Quarter
commencing April 1, 2005     3.75 to 1.00     
The Status Reset Date
during the Fiscal Quarter
commencing April 1, 2005
    The day immediately prior
to the Status Reset Date
during the Fiscal Quarter
commencing January 1, 2006     3.50 to 1.00     
The Status Reset Date
during the Fiscal Quarter
commencing January 1, 2006
    No ending date     3.00 to 1.00     

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) if prior to May 15, 2005 the transaction
contemplated by clause (b) in the definition of Concord Transaction occurs, then
the 4.50 to 1.00 ratio set forth in the preceding chart shall be changed to 3.75
to 1.00 on the date of such occurrence, (b) if prior to May 15, 2005 the Parent,
the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries acquires Investments under
clause (a) or (d) of the definition of Permitted New Investments for which
either (i) the Investment Amount equals or exceeds $4,000,000 or (ii) the
expected one year EBITDA for such Investment is expected to equal or exceed
$3,000,000, then the 4.50 to 1.00 ratio set forth in the preceding chart shall
be changed to 4.25 to 1.00 on the date of such occurrence, and (c) if the events
in both the preceding clauses (a) and (b) occur prior to May 15, 2005, then the
4.50 to 1.00 ratio set forth in the preceding chart shall be changed to 3.75 to
1.00 on the date of such occurrence.”

        7. Section 2,07 of the Credit Agreement is amended to provide that if
the transaction contemplated by clause (b) in the definition of Concord
Transaction occurs, then the Net Cash Proceeds from such transaction shall be
applied to reduce the outstanding Revolving Advances

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(without any reduction in Revolving Commitments), and to the extent such Net
Cash Proceeds exceed the outstanding Revolving Advances, such excess shall be
applied in accordance with the other provisions of Section 2.07.

     8. The parties to this Amendment acknowledge and agree that (a) the
amendments contained in Paragraph 7, but not the other amendments contained in
this Amendment, require the consent of each of the Revolving Required Lenders
and the Term Required Lenders voting as separate classes, and (b) if such
consents are not obtained, but the consents of the Required Lenders to this
Amendment are obtained and the other conditions precedent to the effectiveness
of this Amendment are satisfied, then this Amendment shall be effective for all
the amendments contemplated herein other than the amendments contained in
Paragraph 7.

     9. Each party hereto represents to the other parties hereto that such party
is authorized to execute this Amendment. In addition, the Borrower and the
Guarantors represent and warrant to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent
that (a) the representations and warranties contained in this Amendment, and in
each Credit Document are true and correct in all material respects as of the
Amendment Date except for changes which individually or in the aggregate do not
constitute a Material Adverse Change, (b) no Default or Event of Default exists
as of the Amendment Date except for any such Default or Event of Default as is
expressly waived or eliminated by this Amendment, and (c) such Persons have no
claims, offsets, or counterclaims with respect to their respective obligations
under the Credit Documents as of the Amendment Date.

     10. This Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which
shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute but one Amendment.
Facsimile signatures will be deemed to be original signatures.

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[SIGNATURE PAGE OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURED CREDIT
AGREEMENT]

EXECUTED as of the date first referenced above.

                  BORROWER:
 
                INTERSTATE OPERATING COMPANY, L.P.
 
                By:   Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc., its general partner
 
           

      By:   /s/ Christopher L. Bennett

           
 
           

      Name:   Christopher L. Bennett
 
           

      Title:   Senior Vice President and

          General Counsel

 

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AGREEMENT]

              SOCIETE GENERALE, individually as a
Lender and as Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank
 
       

  By:   /s/ Thomas K. Day

       

      Thomas K. Day

      Managing Director

 

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AGREEMENT]

              CITlCORP NORTH AMERICA, INC.

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  By:   /s/ Blake R. Gronich

       

  Name:   Blake R. Gronich

  Title :   Vice President

 

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AGREEMENT]

              CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH
 
       

  By:   /s/ Bruno Defloor

       

  Name:   Bruno Defloor

  Title:   Director
 
       

  By:   /s/ David Bowers

       

  Name:   David Bowers

  Title:   Director

 

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AGREEMENT]

              Octagon Investment Partners II, LLC

  By:   Octagon Credit Investors, LLC

      as sub-investment manager
 
       

  By:   /s/ Andrew D. Gordon

       

  Name:   Andrew D. Gordon

  Title:   Portfolio Manager

 

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AGREEMENT]

              Octagon Investment Partners IV, Ltd.

  By:   Octagon Credit Investors, LLC

      as collateral manager
 
       

  By:   /s/ Andrew D. Gordon

       

  Name:   Andrew D. Gordon

  Title:   Portfolio Manager

 

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              Octagon Investment Partners V, Ltd.

  By:   Octagon Credit Investors, LLC

      as Portfolio manager
 
       

  By:   /s/ Andrew D. Gordon

       

  Name:   Andrew D. Gordon

  Title:   Portfolio Manager

 

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AGREEMENT]

              Octagon Investment Partners VI, Ltd.

  By:   Octagon Credit Investors, LLC

      as collateral manager
 
       

  By:   /s/ Andrew D. Gordon

       

  Name:   Andrew D. Gordon

  Title:   Portfolio Manager

 

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AGREEMENT]

              Octagon Investment Partners VII, Ltd.

  By:   Octagon Credit Investors, LLC

      as collateral manager
 
       

  By:   /s/ Andrew D. Gordon

       

  Name:   Andrew D. Gordon

  Title:   Portfolio Manager

 

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AGREEMENT]

              HY-FI Trust, by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
(f/k/a JPMorgan Chase Bank)
solely as trustee (and not in its individual capacity)

  By:   Octagon Credit Investors, LLC
as Portfolio Manager
 
       

  By:   /s/ Andrew D. Gordon

       

  Name:   Andrew D. Gordon

  Title:   Portfolio manager

 

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AGREEMENT]

              VAN KAMPEN
SENIOR LOAN FUND
By: Van Kampen Asset Management
 
       

  By:   /s/ Brad Langs

       

  Name:   BRAD LANGS

  Title:   EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

 

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AGREEMENT]

              VAN KAMPEN
SENIOR INCOME TRUST
By: Van Kampen Asset Management
 
       

  By:   /s/ Brad Langs

       

  Name:   BRAD LANGS

  Title:   EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

 

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AGREEMENT]

              Morgan Stanley

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  By:   /s/ Kevin Seary

       

  Name:   Kevin Seary

  Title:    

 

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AGREEMENT]

              ORIX FUNDING LLC

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  By:   /s/ Diana M. Himes

       

  Name:   Diana M. Himes

  Title:   Assistant Vice President

 

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AGREEMENT]

              AVENUE CLO FUND, LIMITED
 
       

  By:   /s/ Richard D’Addario

       

  Name:   RICHARD D’ADDARIO

  Title:   SENIOR PORTFOLIO MANAGER

 

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AGREEMENT]

              AVENUE CLO FUND, LIMITED

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  By:   /s/ RICHARD D’ADDARIO

       

  Name:   Richard D’Addario

  Title:   Senior Portfolio Manager

 

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AGREEMENT]

             

      Landmark V        

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      Aladdin Capital    
 
           

  By:   /s/ Arika Lakhmi    

     

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  Name:   Arika Lakhmi    

  Title:   Executive Director    

     

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AGREEMENT]

CONSENT AND RATIFICATION

     The Guarantors join in and consent to the terms and provisions of the
attached Amendment and agree that the Amended and Restated Security Agreement,
the Environmental Indemnification Agreement and the Amended and Restated
Guaranty and Contribution Agreement (the “Guaranty”) to which each of the
Guarantors is a patty each dated January 14, 2005 remain in fall force and
effect, and further that the Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the Guaranty)
include the additional obligations of the Borrower under the attached Amendment.

     This Consent and Ratification is dated as of the date of the Amendment.

                  GUARANTORS:    
 
                INTERSTATE HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.         a Delaware
corporation.    
 
           

  By:   /s/ Christopher L. Benett    

     

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  Name:   Christopher L. Benett    

  Title:   Senior Vice President and General Counsel    

 

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                  BRIDGESTREET CORPORATE HOUSING WORLDWIDE, INC.         a
Delaware Corporation    
 
           

  By:   /s/ Christopher L. Bennett    

     

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  Name:   Christopher L. Bennett    

  Title:   Senior Vice President and General Counsel    
 
                MERISTAR MANAGEMENT (CANMORE) LTD.         a British Columbia
(Canada) corporation    
 
           

  By:   /s/ Christopher L. Bennett    

     

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  Name:   Christopher L. Bennett    

  Title:   Secretary    
 
                MERISTAR MANAGEMENT (VANCOUVER-METRTOWN) LTD,
        a British Columbia (Canada) corporation    
 
           

  By:   /s/ Christopher L. Bennett    

     

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  Name:   Christopher L. Bennett    

  Title:   Senior Vice President and General Counsel    
 
                BRIDGESTREET ACCOMMODATIONS, LTD.
        Incorporated under the laws of England and Wales    
 
           

  By:   /s/ Christopher L. Bennett    

     

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  Name:   Christopher L. Bennett    

  Title:   Director    

 

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                  BRIDGESTREET ACCOMMODATIONS LONDON LIMITED        
Incorporated under the laws of England and Wales    
 
           

  By:   /s/ Christopher L. Bennett    

           

  Name:   Christopher L. Bennett    

  Title:   Director    
 
                BRIDGESTREET WARDROBE PLACE LIMITED         Incorporated under
the laws of England and Wales    
 
           

  By:   /s/ Christopher L. Bennett    

           

  Name:   Christopher L. Bennett    

  Title:   Director    
 
                LORYT(l) LIMITED         Incorporated under the laws of England
and Wales    
 
           

  By:   /s/ Christopher L. Bennett    

           

  Name:   Christopher L. Bennett    

  Title:   Director    
 
                APALACHEE BAY SAS         Incorporated under the laws of France
   
 
           

  By:   /s/ Christopher L. Bennett    

           

  Name:   Christopher L. Bennett    

  Title:   Director    

 

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                  MERISTAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.L.C.         a Delaware limited
liability company    
 
                MERISTAR AGH COMPANY, L.L.C.         a Delaware limited
liability company    
 
                CAPSTAR ST. LOUIS COMPANY, L.L.C.         a Delaware limited
liability company    
 
                MERISTAR LAUNDRY, L.L.C.         a Delaware limited liability
company    
 
                MERTSTAR STORRS COMPANY, L.L.C.         a Delaware limited
liability company    
 
                THE NET EFFECT STRATEGIC ALLIANCE, LLC         a Delaware
limited liability company    
 
                INTERSTATE NHF, LLC         a Delaware limited liability company
   
 
           

  By:   Interstate Operating Company, L.P.    

      a Delaware limited partnership, its managing member    

                 

  By:   Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc.        

      a Delaware corporation; its general partner        
 
               

                 

  By:   /s/ Christopher L. Bennett        

               

  Name:   Christopher L. Bennett        

  Title:   Senior Vice President and General Counsel        

 

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                  BRIDGESTREET MARYLAND, LLC         a Delaware limited
liability company    
 
                BRIDGESTREET MINNEAPOLIS, LLC         a Delaware limited
liability company    
 
                BRIDGESTREET MIDWEST, LLC         a Delaware limited liability
company    
 
                BRIDGESTREET SOUTHWEST, LLC         a Delaware limited liability
company    
 
                BRIDGESTREET OHIO, LLC         a Delaware limited liability
company    
 
                BRIDGESTREET CALIFORNIA, LLC         a Delaware limited
liability company    
 
                BRIDGESTREET COLORADO, LLC         a Delaware limited liability
company    
 
                BRIDGESTREET NORTH CAROLINA, LLC         a Delaware limited
liability company    
 
                BRIDGESTREET RALEIGH, LLC         a North Carolina limited
liability company    
 
           

  By:   Interstate Operating Company, L.P.    

      a Delaware limited partnership, their sole member    

                 

  By:   Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc.        

      a Delaware corporation its general partner        
 
               

             

  By:   /s/ Christopher L. Bennett        

               

  Name:   Christopher L. Bennett        

  Title:   Senior Vice President and General Counsel        

 

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                  INTERSTATE HOTELS COMPANY         a Delaware corporation    
 
                INTERSTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION         a Delaware corporation
   
 
                INTERSTATE PARTNER CORPORATION         a Delaware corporation  
 
 
                INTERSTATE PROPERTY CORPORATION         a Delaware corporation  
 
 
                NORTHRIDGE HOLDINGS, INC.         a Delaware corporation    
 
                IHC HOLDINGS, INC.         a Delaware corporation    
 
                INTERSTATE MEMBER INC.         a Delaware corporation    
 
                CROSSROADS HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT COMPANY         a Delaware
corporation    
 
                COLONY HOTELS AND RESORTS COMPANY         a Delaware corporation
   

                  SUNSTONE HOTEL PROPERTIES, INC.         a Colorado corporation
   
 
           

  By:   /s/ Christopher L. Bennett    

           

  Name:   Christopher L. Bennett    

  Title:   Senior Vice President and General Counsel    
 
                NORTHRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY         a corporation organized
under the laws of the Cayman Islands.    
 
           

  By:   /s/ Christopher L. Bennett    

           

  Name:   Christopher L. Bennett    

  Title:   Secretary    

 

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                      INTERSTATE PROPERTY PARTNERSHIP, L.P.         a Delaware
limited partnership    
 
                    By:   Interstate Property Corporation             a Delaware
corporation its general partner    
 
               

      By:   /s/ Christopher L. Bennett    

               

      Name:   Christopher L. Bennett    

      Title:   Senior Vice President and
General Counsel    
 
                    INTERSTATE/DALLAS GP, L.L.C.         a Delaware limited
liability company    
 
                    By:   Interstate Property Corporation             a Delaware
corporation, its managing member    
 
               

      By:   /s/ Christopher L. Bennett    

               

      Name:   Christopher L. Bennett    

      Title:   Senior Vice President and
General Counsel    

 

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                          INTERSTATE PITTSBURGH HOLDINGS, L.L.C.       a
Delaware limited liability company
 
                        INTERSTATE MANCHESTER COMPANY, L.L.C.     a Delaware
limited liability company
 
                        By:   Interstate Property Partnership, L.P.            
a Delaware limited liability company, their sole member    
 
                            By:   Interstate Property Corporation              
  a Delaware corporation, its general partner    
 
                   

          By:   /s/ Christopher L. Bennett    

                   

          Name:   Christopher L. Bennett    

          Title:   Senior Vice President and
General Counsel    
 
                        INTERSTATE HOUSTON PARTNER, L.P.     a Delaware limited
partnership
 
                        INTERSTATE/DALLAS PARTNERSHIP, L.P.     a Delaware
limited partnership
 
                        By:       Interstate Property Corporation              
  a Delaware corporation, their general partner    
 
                   

          By:   /s/ Christopher L. Bennett    

                   

          Name:   Christopher L. Bennett    

          Title:   Senior Vice President and
General Counsel    
 
                        INTERSTATE HOTELS, LLC     a Delaware limited liability
company
 
                        By:       Northridge Holdings, Inc.                 a
Delaware corporation, its managing member    
 
                   

          By:   /s/ Christopher L. Bennett    

                   

          Name:   Christopher L. Bennett    

          Title:   Senior Vice President and
General Counsel    

 

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                  CONTINENTAL DESIGN AND SUPPLIES COMPANY, L.L.C.         a
Delaware limited liability company    
 
                IHC MOSCOW SERVICES, L.L.C.         a Delaware limited liability
company    
 
                PAH-HILLTOP GP, LLC         a Delaware limited liability company
   
 
                PAH-CAMBRIDGE HOLDINGS, LLC         a Delaware limited liability
company    
 
                CROSSROADS HOSPITALITY COMPANY, L.L.C.         a Delaware
limited liability company    
 
                IHC MOSCOW SERVICES, LLC         a Delaware limited liability
company    
 
                IHC SERVICES COMPANY, L.L.C.         a Delaware limited
liability company    
 
           

  By:   Interstate Hotels, LLC    

      a Delaware limited liability company, their managing member    

                 

  By:   Northridge Holdings, Inc.

      a Delaware corporation its managing member
 
               

        By:   /s/ Christopher L. Bennett  

               

        Name:   Christopher L. Bennett  

        Title:   Senior Vice President and General Counsel