Background
Potter, James Earl was born on July 25, 1933 in Utica, New York, United States. Son of Earl Moses and Helen May (Cruikshank) Potter.
(This is the story of Inter-Continental Hotels and Resorts...)
This is the story of Inter-Continental Hotels and Resorts, from its origins in Pan Am to its international success 50 years on. The author has spent 32 years as an executive with Inter-Continental hotels all over the world.
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international hotel management company executive
Potter, James Earl was born on July 25, 1933 in Utica, New York, United States. Son of Earl Moses and Helen May (Cruikshank) Potter.
Bachelor of Science in Hotel Management with distinction, Cornell Univercity, 1954; postgraduate, Cornell Univercity, 1955-1956.
Owner, proprietor, Old Drovers Inn, Dover Plains, New York, 1956-1989; various accounting positions, Inter-Continental Hotels Corporation, New York City, 1960-1962; finance director for Asia and Pacific, Inter-Continental Hotels Corporation, New York City, 1963-1969; vice president, Overseas National Airways Hotels, New York City, 1969-1971; senior vice president, Inter-Continental Hotels Corporation, New York City, 1972-1989; senior vice president, Inter-Continental Hotels Corporation, London, 1990-1992. Instructor accounting Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1957-1959.
(This is the story of Inter-Continental Hotels and Resorts...)
Trustee Opera Company Boston, 1978-1985. Member Cornell University Council, 1988-1991. Member patron committee Metropolitan Opera, New York City.
Board directors Santa Fe Opera, 2001-2006, 2008-2009, treasurer, 2003-2006, member investment committee,2004-2006, 2008-2009. Member of Culinary Institute American (trustees committee on academy policy 1980-1990), Santa Fe Opera Foundation (trustee), Cornell Hotel Society, Santa Fe Opera Club (board directors), Cornell Club (New York City), Metropolitan Opera Club (board directors 2003-2008, president 2006-2008).