Nayna Patel

Ms. Nayna Patel is co-founder and chief financial officer of Sun Development & Management Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana. Recognized for her expertise in corporate finance, hotel accounting, inventory control and centralized purchasing, Ms. Patel has served with distinction at the financial helm of Sun since its inception in 1992.

Ms. Patel's business and financial acumen are at the heart of Sun's enviable reputation as an excellent steward of money and responsible manager of assets. Lenders, accountants and colleagues have openly praised her integrity, unwavering fiscal resolve and informed optimism.

Ms. Patel emigrated from India to the U.S. in 1976, eventually moving to Indianapolis, where, in 1989, she, Bharat and Harshad Patel acquired and so successfully managed a 110-room Days Inn that it was to serve as the fountainhead for what is now Sun Development & Management Corporation - with 32 hotels currently owned and operated and another 16 in the development pipeline.

Ms. Patel is married with four boys, avid Colts fans all, and she enjoys cooking, gardening and spending as much time as possible with her boys, family and friends.