Robert Rowling
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Robert Rowling is the founder of TRT Holdings, which, itself, owns Omni Hotels and Gold's Gym.
Rowlings career begins in 1972, when he began working for his father's Tana Oil and Gas. In 1989, Texaco acquired Tana from Rowling for $476 million - money that he used to form TRT Holdings. Five years later, TRT Holdings sold Corpus Christi National Bank for $131 million. TRT Holdings would later purchase Omni Hotels for $500 million and Gold's Gym for $160 million.
Rowling also serves as a regent to the University of Texas System and has been given the title of "Bush Pioneer" for his contributions to the Bush campaign.
External links
- Texas' 4th-richest man appointed Regent (http://www.dailytexanonline.com/news/2004/07/22/TopStories/Texas.4thRichest.Man.Appointed.Regent-695023.shtml)
- Forbes.com profile on Robert Rowling (http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/10/2003/LIR.jhtml?passListId=10&passYear=2003&passListType=Person&uniqueId=G22Y&datatype=Person)