Hasmukh P. Rama

American Hotel & Lodging Association, Inc. is the largest hotel association in the United States, representing all segments of the industry nationwide. The private company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company provides financial assistance to hoteliers through two main programs listed below. The company is focused on enhanced hotel cleaning practices, social interactions, and workplace protocols to meet the new health and safety challenges and expectations presented by COVID-19. Chip Rogers has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

The Asian American Hotel Owners Association, Inc. is the largest hotel owners association in the United States, with nearly 20,000 members who own almost half of the hotels in the country. The non-profit company is based in Atlanta, GA. The company's member-owned properties represent a significant part of the economy, responsible for 1.7% of the nation's GDP and supporting 4.2 million jobs across all sectors of the hospitality industry. The association's mission is to advance and protect the business interests of hotel owners through advocacy, industry leadership, professional development, member benefits, and community engagement. The company was founded by Michael Alan Leven.

Independence Bancshares, Inc. operates as a bank holding company. Through its subsidiary, Independence National Bank, it provides banking services to consumers and small- to mid-size businesses, principally in Greenville County, South Carolina. It operates through the following segments: Community Banking, Transaction Services, Asset Management, and Parent Only. The firm provides traditional checking and savings products and commercial, consumer and mortgage loans to the general public, as well as ATM and online banking services, commercial cash management, remote deposit capture, safe deposit boxes, bank official checks, traveler's checks, and wire transfer capabilities. It also offers digital banking, payments and transaction services. The company wad founded on September 21, 2004 and is headquartered in Greenville, SC.

JHM Hotels, Inc. owns and operates hotels. It offers development, design, revenue management, planning and positioning, design and construction, human resources, training and development services. The company was founded by H.P. Rama in 1973 and is headquartered in Greenville, SC.

Touchmark National Bank operates as a nationally chartered commercial bank. If offers online bill payment, open new CD account, account management and mobile banking. The company is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

Independence National Bank is a nationally chartered commercial bank. The company is based in Greenville, SC. The company was founded by Vivian A. Wong.