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Stephen Marcus joined the company in 1962, was named president and chief operating officer in 1980, and became chief executive officer in 1988. He was instrumental in the acquisition of The Pfister Hotel and Marc Plaza (now the Milwaukee Hilton) and construction of the Pfister Tower; the conception and expansion of Baymont Inns & Suites, and Woodfield Suites brands.Marcus currently serves as a director of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, the Wisconsin Center District Board, the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, and chairman of the National Association of Theatre Owners. He has also served as chairman of the Preferred Hotels Association and president of the Greater Milwaukee Hotel & Motel Association and the Wisconsin Innkeepers Association. His extensive activities in the Milwaukee community include serving as co-chair of the 2001 United Way campaign, president of Summerfest, chairman of the United Performing Arts Fund campaign, and chairman of the Silver Renaissance campaign for the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. In April 2005, Mr. Marcus received the 2004 Wisconsin Business Leader of the Year Award from the Harvard Business School Club of Wisconsin.Marcus received a B.A. degree in accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1957 and a J.D. Degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1960. | 