Pyramid Hotel Group is comprised of an exceptional team of outstanding leaders and associates who are passionate about the hotel business and work together to meet challenges boldly, thoughtfully, and creatively. Above all, we share a commitment to delighting our guests and creating value for our owners and clients.
Pyramid Hotel Group has built an exceptional hospitality company through its team of over 8,000 associates, located throughout the United States.
Principals
Richard M. Kelleher
Principal, Chief Executive Officer
Rick Kelleher is one of the hospitality industry’s most dynamic and accomplished executives. For over 30 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 consulting, Mr. Kelleher co-founded Beacon Hotel Corporation, a Boston-based hotel development and management firm that grew to 40 hotels in four years. He directed the company’s growth from its acquisition of Guest Quarters Suite Hotels and Pickett Suite Hotels to the acquisition of Doubletree Hotels Corporation. The newly formed company was renamed Doubletree Hotels Corporation, and Mr. Kelleher was named president and CEO.
Subsequently, Doubletree merged with the Promus Hotel Corporation and managed the following brands: Embassy Suites, Red Lion Hotels, Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn and Suites, Club Hotels by Doubletree, Homewood Suites, Harrison Conference Centers and RFS Hotels. Mr. Kelleher was the President and COO of the merged company. Under his 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 $700 million through equity offerings.
In 1999, Mr. Kelleher returned to Boston to form Pyramid Hotel Group. In 2007, he served as Chairman of the Legacy Hotel REIT, the largest Canadian hotel REIT, where he led the sale of the company for $2.5 billion, at a 20% premium for the shareholders.
James R. Dina
Principal, Chief Operating Officer
Jim Dina brings more than 25 years of hospitality management to his position as Pyramid’s Chief Operating Officer. His accomplishments include the leadership of two company mergers, and the brand conversion and management transition of more than 200 hotels.
Mr. Dina began his hospitality career in Food and Beverage with the Sheraton and Westin Hotel corporations. In 1988 he joined Guest Quarters Suites Hotels which later merged with DoubleTree Hotels. As part of DoubleTree, Mr. Dina transitioned to operations and quickly rose through the ranks from Hotel General Manager, to Regional Director and to Corporate Vice President of New Business Transitions. In 1998 he led the merger integration of the Promus and the DoubleTree Hotels Corporations and became the Vice President of Pacific Northwest Operations. In 1999 he was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Red Lion Hotels.
In 2001, Mr. Dina joined his colleagues, Rick Kelleher and Warren Fields, at Pyramid Hotel Group.
Warren Q. Fields
Principal, Chief Investment Officer
Warren Fields is a senior executive with over two decades of experience in all facets of hospitality finance, acquisitions, and operations. As Chief Investment Officer and founding partner of PHG, Mr. Fields has overseen the growth of PHG’s portfolio to over 70 hotels through development, acquisitions, third-party management and asset management for over 11 years. He is responsible for all aspects of business development, fundraising, acquisitions, and new investment opportunities.
He is the former vice president of development and operations of Promus Hotel Corporation, which was sold to Hilton Hotel Corporation in 1999. At Promus he formulated and implemented a strategy for creating a new hotel brand for the company which eventually sized to 30 properties.
Mr. Fields began his career with Beacon Hotel Corporation, a predecessor company to Promus, where he served as Vice President of Development for Guest Quarters Hotels, and later Doubletree. He returned to Boston in 1999 to form Pyramid Hotel Group.