Viad Corp. announced the appointment of Denise M. Coll as an independent director of its Board of Directors, effective August 21, 2018. She has also been appointed to serve as a member of the Board’s Human Resource Committee. Coll has more than 40 years of experience in the hospitality industry. She has been a member of the Board of Trustees of LaSalle Hotel Properties, a leading publicly traded real estate investment trust, since 2013. Prior to joining LaSalle, Coll served as President, North America Division of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., leading Starwood’s division with over 500 hotels, from 2007 to 2013.