Chris Russell is the CEO of Spire Hospitality. Prior to joining Spire in 2018, Russell gained invaluable experience growing hotel management companies from the ground up. Recruited by Archon Group, a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs, he was tasked with s...
Chris Russell is the CEO of Spire Hospitality. Prior to joining Spire in 2018, Russell gained invaluable experience growing hotel management companies from the ground up. Recruited by Archon Group, a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs, he was tasked with starting and leading its in-house hotel management company, Archon Hospitality. In 2011, Goldman Sachs sold the business. Following the sale, the Goldman Sachs hotel management division was rebranded as Pillar Hotels & Resorts, with Russell remaining it’s leader, as president and CEO. In that role, he successfully managed over $2 billion in assets, a portfolio of 260 hotels in 45 states, and over 8,000 employees. He and his partners went on to sell the brand to Aimbridge Hospitality in 2016.
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