Rick Kelleher is one of the hospitality industry's most dynamic and accomplished executives. For over 25 years he has built and led strong, diverse teams in the development and management of leading hotel organizations. In 1983, following an early career in hospitality consulting, Mr. Kelleher co-founded Beacon Hotel Corporation, a Boston-based hotel development and management firm that grew from zero to 40 hotels in four years. Mr. Kelleher directed the company's growth from its acquisition of Guest Quarters Suite Hotels and Pickett Suite Hotels and to the acquisition of, and name change to, Doubletree Hotels Corporation, of which he was named president and CEO. Mr. Kelleher was President and COO of Promus Hotel Corporation after the merger with Doubletree Hotel Corporation. Under Kelleher's leadership Promus expanded to 1,250 properties, including the acquisition of over $5 billion in hotel companies and real estate At Promus, Mr. Kelleher and his senior team raised over $7 billion in debt and over $500 million through equity offerings. He returned to Boston in 1999 to form Pyramid Hotel Group LLC. |