Executive Profile
Tuesday, February 18, 1997
Name: Tom Burke
Age: 57
Position: Governor, region 6-20, Best Western International Inc.
First job: Men's store clerk, Alexandria, Va.
Favorite pastime: Race car driver
"As governor, my job is to ensure that guests who stay in our Best Westerns continue to receive quality accommodations and consistent hospitality and value," Burke said.
Best Western is working on other marketing/reservation agreements with hotels on neighbor islands, he said.
After working in counter-intelligence for the U.S. Army, Burke joined Outrigger in 1967 as a desk clerk. He now is vice president of operations overseeing 17 of Outrigger's 20 Waikiki properties (with 5,000 rooms), and including the 439-room Best Western Outrigger Waikiki Tower.