The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, March 2018… BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has named Richard Richardson director of finance for Doral Arrowwood. The resort, located in Rye Brook, New York, is a Benchmark Resorts & Hotels property. Mike McNeill, Benchmark’s general manager, made the announcement.
“I’m very happy to welcome Rick to our executive team here at Doral Arrowwood,” said Mr. McNeill. “He brings extensive on-property and corporate-level financial experience to his new role, which will benefit our resort significantly. We look forward to his active participation in our senior leadership team.”
Richard Richardson most recently held the position of director of finance for Dolce Hotels & Resorts, serving in this role at multiple properties over a period of eight years. He earlier held the position of North America regional controller for Dolce Corporate, where he directly supported the eastern region of the managed portfolio and new properties brought into the portfolio. Mr. Richardson served over 14 years with Dolce Hotels & Resorts. He began his career in hospitality finance working for Interstate Hotels & Resorts.
Mr. Richardson is a graduate of Southern Connecticut State University and of Butler Business School. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Lodging Association. Richardson resides in Fairfield, Connecticut.