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BOARD OF DIRECTORS (April 16, 2007) Chairman & CEO: GABRIELE BURGIO Non-executive Vice-Chairman: MANUEL HERRANDO Y PRAT DE LA RIBA* Members: MATÍAS AMAT ROCA RAMÓN BLANCO BALÍN JOSÉ DE NADAL CAPARÁ JULIO C. DÍAZ-FREIJO CERECEDO** IGNACIO EZQUIAGA DOMÍNGUEZ AURELIO IZQUIERDO GÓMEZ ANDRÉ MARTINEZ*** ALFONSO MERRY DEL VAL GRACIE MIGUEL RODRÍGUEZ DOMÍNGUEZ Non-Board Member Secretary: JOSÉ MARÍA MAS MILLET Non-Board Member Vice-Secretary: IGNACIO ARANGUREN GONZÁLEZ-TARRÍO * Manuel Herrando y Prat de la Riba was appointed Non-Executive Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors on April 16, 2007.    **     Julio C. Díaz-Freijo Cerecedo replaced Alfredo Fernández Durán on February 22, 2006. ***   On April 16, 2007, André Martínez was appointed by the Board as a new Board Member, representing GSS III Hurricane (Morgan Stanley), to cover the vacancy left by Gary R. Garrabrant. NH Annual Report 2006 90 AUDIT AND CONTROL COMMITTEE Chairman: D. RAMÓN BLANCO BALÍN Members: IGNACIO EZQUIAGA DOMÍNGUEZ (REPRESENTING HOTELES PARTICIPADOS, S.L.) MIGUEL RODRÍGUEZ DOMÍNGUEZ Secretary: ROBERTO CHOLLET IBARRA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chairman:     GABRIELE BURGIO Members: MATÍAS AMAT ROCA RAMÓN BLANCO BALÍN JULIO C. DÍAZ-FREIJO CERECEDO AURELIO IZQUIERDO GÓMEZ (REPRESENTING CAJA DE AHORROS DE VALENCIA, CASTELLÓN Y ALICANTE - BANCAJA) MANUEL HERRANDO Y PRAT DE LA RIBA Secretary:     JOSÉ MARÍA MAS MILLET
NH Annual Report 2006 91 NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE Chairman:     JOSÉ DE NADAL CAPARÁ Members: MATÍAS AMAT ROCA MANUEL HERRANDO Y PRAT DE LA RIBA Secretary: JOSÉ MARÍA MAS MILLET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Gabriele Burgio Chairman and CEO Ignacio Aranguren Chief Strategy and Investments Officer Roberto Chollet Chief Financial Officer Gustavo Gabarda Managing Director Sotogrande Secretary of the Management Committee: Fernanda Matoses Juan Mª de Mora Corporate Officer Human Resources and Corporate Responsibility Francisco Zinser Chief Operating Officer