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PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUNDLEWIS B. FREEMAN &
PARTNERS, INC.
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Responsible for all new business activity for the company, including development, acquisitions, financings, dispositions, property assessments, design and construction | |
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Responsible for the oversight of multi-property hotel and gaming operations, financings and developments. The operations aggregated over $500 million in annual revenue and employed over 4,000 people. Operations were located throughout the United States, Latin America, Canada, and the Caribbean. | |
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Arranged financing of the construction, mezzanine and take out financing the $180 million, 425 rooms Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, and the first condominium hotel in Ritz-Carlton’s portfolio. | |
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Co-led team which won government RFP to develop and operate Casino Rama, a $125 Million casino-entertainment center in Ontario, Canada. |
CARNIVAL MANAGEMENT
SERVICES AND CARNICON
1989 - 1994
Vice President
One of the seven executive officers of CRC with various senior level executive responsibilities including the oversight and expansion of all resort and gaming activity of Carnicon Management Services, a joint venture resort management company which operated eight Caribbean region resorts and/or gaming operations.
THE CONTINENTAL
COMPANIES
1979 – 1989
Partner / President – Finance and Development
A hospitality company,
based in Coconut Grove, Florida, which provides development, technical
and operational services to the hotel and resort industry.
One of the six executive officers of TCC, responsible for the
acquisition and expansion of TCC’s hotel management and ownership
portfolio.
EDUCATION
| University of Miami Bachelor of Science, Finance | |
| Florida International University Graduate Studies, Finance and Real Estate |
| Licensed Real Estate Broker |
MEMBERSHIP AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
| Chairman, Board of Trustees. Switchboard of Miami | |
| Vice Chairman, “Friends of Sylvester” arm of the University of Miami’s Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center | |
| Founder Level – United Way
South Florida Chapter |
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