James Dina

James Dina brings more than 25 years of hospitality management to Pyramid as Chief Operating Officer. His accomplishments include the leadership of two company mergers, the acquisition of the CNL portfolio into Pyramid’s platform, and the brand conversion and management transition of more than 200 hotels. Mr. Dina began his hospitality career in Food and Beverage with the Sheraton and Westin Hotel corporations. In 1988, he joined Guest Quarters Suites Hotels which later merged with DoubleTree Hotels. As part of DoubleTree, Mr. Dina led the merger and integration of Red Lion and DoubleTree Hotels as well as Promus and the DoubleTree hotels and became the Vice President of Pacific Northwest Operations. Mr. Dina was later appointed Chief Operating Officer of Red Lion Hotels. In 2000, Mr. Dina joined his colleagues, Richard Kelleher and Warren Fields, at Pyramid.