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Team Biographies
James Bowne – Corporate Controller
James Bowne received a B.S. in Accounting from Mt. St. Mary's University in 1979 followed by an M.B.A degree
from The Graduate School at Hood College in 1994. He began his career in the hospitality industry in 1977 with
Sheraton Inns holding a variety of positions progressing to Property Controller. Since then James has held positions
as In-charge Auditor, Manager of Accounting, Director of Accounting Services & Financial Reporting and Direktor
Buchhalter und Finanzen-Prokurist for such companies as Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation, Revlon, Inc., Manor
Care, Inc., Choice Hotels International, Inc., Quality Inns International (Deutschland) GmbH and more recently with
Urgo Hotels as Corporate Controller. James’s accounting career spans 33 years, of which 29 is related to the
hospitality industry in the area of financial reporting and compliance. He also has considerable experience in
system design, documentation and implementation. His current responsibilities in addition to financial reporting
include cash management, budgeting, financial analysis and employee development.
Adele Duba – Regional Controller
Adele worked for Marquis Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a Southwest Florida-based hotel management & development
company from 1974 to 1985; holding a variety of positions including Assistant Controller for South Seas Plantation
Resort; Controller for Sundial Beach & Tennis Resort; and Assistant Corporate Controller. From 1985 to 1987, Adele
worked for Americana Hotels Corporation in Fort Worth, Texas as Director of Property Accounting, and assisted with
the sale and disposition of 36 Hotels, Resorts and Inns. Since joining Urgo Hotels in 1987, Adele has served as
Corporate Internal Auditor; Vice President & Northeast Regional Controller in charge of the day to day accounting
operations of nine hotels in the greater Boston area; and assisted in the sale and disposition of the hotels for a
Boston-based investment group. Presently, Adele provides centralized accounting services for five Urgo-managed
hotels and the accounting and administration of an Urgo-managed Canadian partnership. Ms. Duba attended the
University of Southwest Florida, and holds a CHA designation from the American Hotel & Lodging Association.
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