Kamal Jafarnia - Ashford Hospitality Independent Director

AHT Stock  USD 7.73  0.45  6.18%   

Director

Mr. Kamal Jafarnia is Independent Director of the Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. Mr. Jafarnia was appointed to our Board effective January 2013 and currently serves as chair of our Nominating and Corporationrationrate Governance Committee and as a member of our Compensation Committee. Mr. Jafarnia currently serves as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Artivest Holdings, Inc. and Chief Compliance Officer for the Altegris KKR Commitments Fund. Prior to Artivest, Mr. Jafarnia served as Managing Director for Legal and Business Development at Provasi Capital Partners LP, Senior Vice President of W.P. Carey Inc., as well as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Carey Credit Advisors, Inc. from October 2014 to December 2017. He was also Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel of Carey Financial, LLC during the same period. Prior to joining W. P. Carey Inc., he served as Counsel to two American Lawyer Global 100 law firms in New York. From March 2014 to October 2014, he served as Counsel in the REIT practice group at the law firm of Greenberg Traurig, LLP. From August 2012 to March 2014, Mr. Jafarnia served as Counsel in the Financial Services Products Group and was a member of the REIT practice group of Alston Bird, LLP. Before his tenure at these firms, Mr. Jafarnia served as a senior executive, inhouse counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer for several alternative investment program sponsors. Between 2008 and 2012, he served as counsel at American Realty Capital, a real estate investment program sponsor, and served as Chief Compliance Officer of its affiliated brokerdealer, Realty Capital Securities, LLC since 2013.
Age 54
Tenure 11 years
Address 14185 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, TX, United States, 75254-4308
Phone972 490 9600
Webhttps://www.ahtreit.com
Jafarnia received his J.D. from Temple University School of Law, his LL.M. in securities and financial regulation from Georgetown University and his B.A. in economics and government from the University of Texas at Austin.

Ashford Hospitality Management Efficiency

The company has Return on Asset of 0.0122 % which means that on every $100 spent on assets, it made $0.0122 of profit. This is way below average. In the same way, it shows a return on shareholders' equity (ROE) of (22.6037) %, meaning that it generated no profit with money invested by stockholders. Ashford Hospitality's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Ashford Hospitality manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities. Return On Tangible Assets is likely to gain to -0.05 in 2024. Return On Capital Employed is likely to drop to 0.02 in 2024. Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is likely to drop to about 3.2 B in 2024. Non Current Liabilities Total is likely to drop to about 2.7 B in 2024
Ashford Hospitality Trust has 3.46 B in debt. Ashford Hospitality Trust has a current ratio of 3.95, demonstrating that it is liquid and is capable to disburse its financial commitments when the payables are due. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for Ashford to invest in growth at high rates of return.

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Ashford Hospitality Trust is a real estate investment trust focused on investing predominantly in upper upscale, full-service hotels. Ashford Hospitality operates under REITHotel Motel classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. Ashford Hospitality Trust (AHT) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in 14185 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, TX, United States, 75254-4308 and employs 24 people. Ashford Hospitality is listed under Hotel & Resort REITs category by Fama And French industry classification.

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Ashford Hospitality Trust Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Ashford Hospitality's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Ashford Hospitality inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Ashford. The board's role is to monitor Ashford Hospitality's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Ashford Hospitality's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Ashford Hospitality's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Chris Stevens, VP Management
Mark Nunneley, Chief Accounting Officer
J Hays, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Montgomery Bennet, Chairman of the Board, CEO
CFA CFA, CFO Treasurer
Kamal Jafarnia, Independent Director
Sheri Pantermuehl, Independent Director
Jay Steigerwald, Head Distribution
Benjamin Ansell, Lead Independent Director
Robison III, CEO President
Deric Eubanks, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
Justin Coe, Chief Officer
Amish Gupta, Lead Independent Director
Jordan Jennings, IR Contact Officer
Alex Rose, Executive Vice President General Counsel, Company Secretary
Chris Batchelor, President Leisure
Deric CFA, CFO Treasurer
Frederick Kleisner, Independent Director
Stephen Zsigray, CEO President
Alan Tallis, Independent Director
Robert Haiman, Executive Vice President General Counsel, Secretary
Montgomery IV, Founder Chairman
Larry Doyle, Senior Management
Jeremy Welter, Executive VP of Asset Management

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