Posted at 12:38 p.m., Thursday, September 27, 2007
Castle Group appoints ex-Expedia exec as CFO
Advertiser Staff
Former Expedia executive Howard Mendelsohn has been appointed by The Castle Group, Inc. to serve as chief financial officer of Hawai'i's third largest resort management company.The Castle Group, Inc. is the holding company for Castle Resorts & Hotels. Mendelsohn has more than 25 years of experience in financial, strategic and business development management for large and rapidly growing companies in the travel and technology field.
Most recently, he was vice president of small groups and meetings for OnVantage, Inc.
He previously served as vice president of finance at Expedia Inc. from its first public sale of stock through its meteoric growth phase. He then served as vice president of business planning and strategy for Expedia Corporate Travel.
"We are pleased to welcome Howard Mendelsohn as The Castle Group's CFO and believe he has the right outlook and experience to support the Company's growth in the coming years," said Rick Wall, chairman and chief executive officer of The Castle Group, Inc.
"Howard's six-year career with Expedia, Inc., the largest global online travel agency, gives him insight into how the hospitality industry of tomorrow is taking shape and will help to provide us a competitive edge."
Mendelsohn said he's happy to be joining the growing company. "Castle Resorts & Hotels' property portfolio is well positioned both geographically – in and around the Pacific Rim – and in terms of customer appeal: with opportunities for growth in its existing locales and targeted future markets," he said.
The Castle Group manages hotels and condominiums on the islands of O'ahu, Maui, Kaua'i, Moloka'i and Hawai'i; on Saipan and Guam in Micronesia; Thailand and on New Zealand's North Island.
