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• Incorporated in 1980, Global Resort Development, Inc. specializes in the planning and delivery of unique and
remarkable luxury hospitality properties.
• GRDI is all about quality and “value added”. Our proven development strategy fi rst identifi es the Owner/Financial
Sponsor’s key objectives. As development managers we then assemble and lead a “best in class” design team
with the most appropriate operator to co-create remarkable hotels and resorts. Our team leadership delivers luxury
amenities and life style experiences that surpass the expectations of guests, residents and the owner/sponsor.
• The GRDI team has completed dozens of hotels, resorts and related real estate projects. GRDI applies proven
development strategies to add value and enhance profi tability for resort investors.
• The Global Resort Group’s professional approach to managing the development program offers clients and
partners the confi dence of well-executed projects.
• We engage LEED Accredited Professionals to achieve excellence in sustainability and ecological planning.
• The Executive Advisory Group’s multi-lingual industry professionals lead design teams effectively throughout the
Americas.
CORPORATE PROFILEPalmilla Hotel and Resort
Bali Golf and Country Club
SPECIALIZED SERVICES
• Development Management Services
• Strategic Planning
• Site Selection & Acquisition
• Market Analysis
• Project Feasibility Analysis
• Project Finance
• Owner’s Representatives
• Project Management
• Design Program Management
• Construction Program Management
• Branding, Operator Selection
• Management Agreement Negotiation
• Real Estate Marketing Coordination
• Asset Management
• Asset Dispositions
• Property Acquisitions
• Operations Support
Industry Segments served:
• Master Planned Resorts
• Boutique Hotels
• Mixed-use Projects
• Golf Resorts and Clubs
• Resort Residential
• Marina Resorts
We Co-Create Great Spaces from Concept to Opening
Banbury Cross Reserve
Henry Fink leads GRDI with over 40 years of hospitality real-estate development experience including hotels and destination
resorts around the world. He has taken an active role in over fi fty projects, including Hilton International, Hyatt International,
Holiday Inn Hotels, AmanResorts, One&Only Resorts, Mandarin Oriental, independent properties, and destination golf resorts
(including ClubCorp International).
In addition to GRDI’s hospitality and real estate activities, Mr. Fink’s background also includes corporate development and
asset management experience with the Hong Kong Hilton, the Malta Hilton, and the Bali Hyatt, City Developments Limited
(Singapore), Kerzner International (Bahamas), Hollywood Casino Corporation (USA), and the Rosewood Corporation (Texas).
He also directed the development of 22 hotel projects in Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and Panama for Posadas
de México, SA de CV. As a licensed real estate agent, he has arranged and closed commercial real estate, resort and hotel
transactions for his clients.
Mr. Fink’s career spans projects throughout the world in the Americas, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, and Asia/Pacifi c.
Professional and educational credentials:
• Certifi ed Hotel Administrator (CHA) designated by the AHLA
• Maître Hôtelíer, Confriérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs
• Texas Real Estate License
• Languages: Bilingual – English and Spanish; fl uent German, and Indonesian
• Received a BA degree in economics from the University of Texas in Austin and studied International economic
development, regional studies and languages at the University of Vienna, Austria (Institute of European Studies) and the
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
LEADERSHIPHENRY “HANK” FINK, PRESIDENT & CEO
Hyatt Regency Bali
Jim Allmand complements the GRDI Executive Committee with over forty years of resort real estate and hospitality operations management. He
has experience in luxury resort hotels, marinas, and master planned residential real estate. Mr. Allmand’s hotel, resort, and marina operations
background includes over twenty-fi ve years of regional multi-property responsibilities in Florida, Texas and Louisiana. His resort operations
experience not only includes working in the United States, but also México, Central America and the Caribbean.
Jim worked with several Resort communities developed by the Sea Pines Company in Hilton Head Island, Amelia Island, and Palmas del Mar
located in Puerto Rico. He also formed a partnership with a public Real Estate Investment Trust to manage and fi nancially turn around two
bankrupt hotels, one in New Orleans and one in Jackson, Mississippi.
Mr. Allmand is also a Member of the Board of Directors of Bluegreen Vacations Corporation and Chairman of the Nominating Corporate
Governance Committee since 2011. Bluegreen is a vacation ownership company operating over 68 resorts in more than 40 popular destinations
across the continental United States and the Caribbean with over 6,000 employees. Bluegreen, a leader in the vacation ownership industry, is
listed on the NYSE with the symbol BXG.
Professional and educational credentials:
• Licensed real estate professional (Florida)
• Awarded General Manager of the year by both the Florida Hotel & Motel Association and the American Hotel & Lodging Association
• CHA and CFBE – Certifi ed Hotel Administrator and Food & Beverage Executive by the American Lodging Association.
• Executive Master of Business Administration, Tulane School of Business completed (one year while working in New Orleans).
• Bachelor of Arts, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
• Associate in Arts, New Mexico Military Institute, Roswell New Mexico
• Languages: Bilingual in English and Spanish
LEADERSHIPJAMES “JIM” R. ALLMAND, III, SENIOR VP - OPERATIONS & REAL ESTATE
Ocean Heights
Rick Martin specializes in managing all aspects of project management, design/programming, technical assistance,
construction and renovation of hospitality projects as a registered Architect. He offers over thirty years of design and
construction management experience to GRDI clients and partners. Rick’s corporate experience includes hotel development
with Holiday Inns, Embassy Suites, Marriott International, Bristol Hotels & Resorts and Hilton Hotels. Rick’s professional
management style allowed him to successfully develop hotels for each of these brands throughout North America, including
the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico.
Rick has been responsible for approximately 70 projects approaching $ 1.2 Billion in value during his career.
Professional and educational credentials:
• NCARB certifi ed, Registered Texas Architect – 1986
• Registered Tennessee Architect – 1983 (Inactive)
• BS-Engineering Technology, Memphis State University, Memphis, TN, 1975
LEADERSHIPRICK W. MARTIN, SENIOR VP - DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
Amandari
King Crow brings 36 years of successful real estate fi nance and development experience to GRDI’s clients and partners.
He managed the commercial real estate lending divisions for two fi nancial institutions and served as Chairman of the Board
of Arkansas Federal Bank. In addition to his project fi nance activities on GRDI’s Executive Advisory Board, Mr. Crow is
also President of Crow Finance and Realty (www.crowfi nance.com), specializing in real estate investment banking services
internationally. Mr. Crow is well known as a community leader in Dallas, Texas and has distinguished himself internationally in
non-profi t initiatives.
• Attended college at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, the American College in Paris, France, the London School of
Economics, and graduated from the University of Texas, with a B.A. in Economics
• Texas Real Estate Broker License
LEADERSHIPKING A. CROW, REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT BANKING - STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
FEATURED PROJECTS
The Carrefour at the Gateway mixed-use development
is located in the upscale suburban community of
Germantaown, Tennessee.
• Hotel Development Advisor to the Owner
BOUTIQUE URBAN HOTELCARREFOUR AT THE GATEWAYGermantown, Tennesseee Banbury Cross Reserve is a 740 Acre horse farm in
Northern Virginia’s exclusive horse country with three
active polo fi elds. GRDI coordinated and selected a best-
in-class design team to deliver a complete conceptual
design package, including a master plan, boutique hotel
and spa, a luxury residential hamlet, and a sporting horse
club featuring polo and fox & hound.
BANBURY CROSS RESERVEMiddleburg, Virginia
Kuncari is a marriage of the natural beauty of the desert
landscape that meets the stunning blue & turquoise
waters of the Sea of Cortez.
• Assemble and direct the design team to co-create
conceptual resort master plan and architectural design
• Coordinate the operator selection and branding process
Pre-Development coordination
KUNCARI RESORT & RESIDENCESBaja, California Sur, Mexico
Perched atop a cliff with spectacular views of the Indian
Ocean, Ocean Heights is located on 85 Hectares (210
acres) and is a Master Planned Luxury Resort.
• Master Planning and Design Program Management
OCEAN HEIGHTSBali, Indonesia
Set the benchmark for boutique luxury lodging in Bali.
• Market and Financial Feasibility Analysis
• Management Contract Negotiation
• Capital Improvements Program – Project Management
• Asset Manager – Brokered 50% Change in Ownership
AMANDARIBali, Indonesia
A 635 acre master planned resort.
• Master Plan Program Management
• Strategic Planning
• Design Program Management
• Budget preparation
• Project cost controls, monthly payment applications
MANDARIN ORIENTAL RESORT & RESIDENCES, TREEHOUSE SUITESGuanacaste Province, Costa Rica
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FEATURED PROJECTS
The Palmilla Resort-Hotel is acclaimed as one of the most
luxurious and breathtakingly beautiful resorts in the world.
• Asset Acquisition
• Due Diligence and Acquisition Services
PALMILLA HOTEL & GOLF RESORTLos Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
A spectacular seaside golf resort, voted “One of Asia’s 5
Best Golf Courses” (Fortune Magazine – USA).
• Owner’s Representative
• Project Management
• Marketing and Business Planning
BALI GOLF & COUNTRY CLUBBali, Indonesia
This historic award-winning hotel was the fi rst privately
owned & developed hotel on Bali & became the quality
benchmark for the deluxe hotels that followed.
• Owner’s Representative
• Development Management
• Branding Selection
• Management Contract Neg
HYATT REGENCY BALIBali, Indonesia
• Owner’s Representative
• Project Management
• FF&E Purchasing
• Administered UK Government Project Grant Funding
• Design Program Management
• Construction Program Management
MALTA HILTON HOTELMalta
Originally built in 1886, Texas’ premier historic hotel.
• Brokerage Sale Transaction: Laral Hotels to Lincoln Hotel
Company
DRISKILL HOTELAustin, Texas
• Owner’s Representative
• Asset Management
HONG KONG HILTON HOTELHong Kong
• Project Management
• Design Program Mgmt
• Construction Prog Mgmt
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Malta Hilton Hotel
• Amanresorts
• American Liberty Oil Company
• Banca Somex S.A.
• Cannon, Austin and Cannon
• City Developments Limited
• ClubCorp International (CCA)
• Corrigan Properties, Inc.
• Dale Keller & Associates, Inc.
• Hollywood Casino Corporation
• Hunt Properties, Inc.
• InterCity Investments
CLIENTS
• InterPacifi c Group
• Kerzner International - One&Only
• Laral Hotels, Inc.
• Lincoln Property Company
• Pratt Hotel Corporation
• Pueblo Bonito Hotels & Resorts
• The Rosewood Corporation
• The Trammell Crow Company
• PT Bali Ragawisata
• Rancho Manzanillo LLC
Amandari
We would like to hear from you regarding your boutique hotel or resort development opportunity. GRDI currently
focuses primarily on projects in the Americas from our Dallas offi ce. Although GRDI does not entertain inquiries to
purchase land, we do excel in assisting land owners and private family offi ces in planning and implementing resorts
and boutique hotels from concept to opening. If you have any questions or comments about our company or the
services we provide, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Henry Fink
President & CEO
Global Resort Development, Inc.
+1.214.797.9633 (Direct)
globalresortgroup.com
CONTACT INFORMATION