Executive Profiles

Our Leaders: Knowledgeable. Experienced. Involved. Committed.

To build an exceptional brand, you need exceptional people. In this case, experienced industry leaders with the vision, tenacity, and creativity to provide strategic management direction. All members of Castle Resorts & Hotels’ Executive Management Team are career hospitality industry executives with strong ties to Hawaii and the Pacific Rim. Many are pioneers in their individual areas of business. The executive team is closely involved with current efforts to support Hawaii’s visitor industry through their involvement and tenures with governmental bodies such as the Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau (HVCB), American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA), Hawaii Hotel & Lodging Association (HHLA), and other professional and trade organizations. Some executive team members also serve on Castle’s Board of Directors.

Let us introduce you to our Executive Management Team and Board of Directors.

Executive Management Team

• Rick Wall, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
• Alan R. Mattson, President & Chief Operating Officer
• Michael Nitta, Chief Financial Officer - Castle Resorts & Hotels
• Jerry Ruthruff, General Counsel
• Robert Wu, Executive Vice President of Asian Development
• Howard Mendelsohn, Executive Vice President of Capital Markets Development
• Jeff Caminos, Vice President of Operations

Board of Directors
The Castle Group, Inc.

• Rick Wall, Chairman of the Board
• Alan R. Mattson, Board Member
• Jerry Ruthruff, Board Member
• John Brogan, Board Member
• Roy Tokujo, Board Member
• Tony Vericella, Board Member
• Stan Mukai, Board Member
• Rick Humphreys, Board Member
• Mike Irish, Board Member
• Motoko Takahashi, Board Member
• Robert Wu, Board Member

Board of Directors
Castle Resorts New Zealand

• Roger Moses, Chairman of the Board
• Rick Wall, Board Member
• John Henderson, Board Member