Richard Garcia

Hospitality executive with more than 20 years of experience leading food, beverage, culinary, hotel operations, and guest experience across complex multi-unit environments.

I have led enterprise strategy, operating performance, concept development, hotel transitions, new openings, owner relationships, budgeting, labor planning, procurement, training, compliance, and leadership development across luxury, lifestyle, resort, full-service, urban, and international hospitality platforms.

My work centers on connecting people, product, operations, and financial performance. I build practical standards that teams can execute, develop leaders who can sustain them, and improve the guest experience without losing sight of profitability.

My background includes senior leadership with Crescent Hotels & Resorts, Remington Hospitality, Sodexo Sports & Leisure and Marriott Hotels, along with regional operational responsibility across the Caribbean and Latin America.

Core areas of expertise include:

• Enterprise hospitality strategy

• Multi-unit operations and performance improvement

• Food, beverage, culinary, and guest experience

• Revenue growth and profitability

• Hotel transitions and new openings

• Concept development and brand execution

• Owner and asset-manager relationships

• Budgeting, forecasting, labor, and cost control

• Leadership development and organizational structure

• Standards, training, compliance, and quality assurance