Richard Wiens, President and C.E.O. |
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Richard experienced success early on in his career, making a name for himself in the areas of oil exploration, home building, and real estate development. He founded RHW Hotels, Inc. in 1983 upon being one of the first franchisees to pioneer the new, all-suite, extended-stay hotel concept called the Residence Inn. Since then, Richard has established a well-known reputation for being a successful innovator in the development and management of many high profile hotel brands within corporations such as Marriott and Hilton. |
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| Richard knows that keeping up with the barrage of information in this timely industry is crucial. When he’s not overseeing company operations, you’ll quite often find him behind and industry report or trade magazine monitoring the current business and economic climate. His personal ambition and enthusiasm inspire the staff to succeed every day and drive him to maintain the company’s status as the leader in the industry. |
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Tom Deutsch, Vice President, RHW Development and Construction Services |
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Tom's ladder of success began on the top rung as president of his own company through which he developed and built various residential projects. In 1983 he joined the RHW team as construction manager. Since then, he has been a leader in the management of RHW's Development and Construction Services, as well as supervising the coordination of architectural design for the projects we have built. |
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Over his years as Vice President, Tom has earned a reputation of building high quality hotels, on time, while closely controlling costs. He is the licensing agent for the company and presently holds licenses in six states. Tom also represents RHW as an involved member of the Design and Construction Committees for the Residence Inn, Courtyard, and Fairfield Inn by Marriott hotels. |
Tom is our driving force, able to create tall buildings in a single bound... due in part to the great deal of diligence and perseverance it requires to construct a quality project that is on time and on budget. |
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Brad Eckenroth, Vice President, Corporate Operations |
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Brad attended the University of Kansas and has been in the hotel industry since joining RHW in 1993. After completing RHW’s Hotel Management Training Program, Brad held management positions for a variety of hotel brands including Residence Inn by Marriott, Historic Suites of America, and Fairfield Inn by Marriott. Brad’s fascination and experience with inner workings of technology has been instrumental in keeping RHW current with the ever-changing world of network communications. |
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As a General Manager, Brad opened the Olathe, Kansas Fairfield Inn where he was awarded the coveted Blue Diamond Award not once, but three times, and the White Diamond Award twice for superior guest satisfaction. In 1998 he became a member of the corporate staff as Operations Coordinator, and at the same time, continued his extensive training in the areas of Accounting and Information Technology. |
Today, Brad combines his dedication to the company operations and accounting responsibilities with his training as a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer. This enables him to update and maintain all of RHW’s technology and network communications systems. His ability to not only oversee network operations, but put us at ease, makes him a vital part of the RHW team as we communicate with each other and our clients. |
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Patrick Hale, Vice President, Hotel Operations |
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Patrick began his hotel career during his tenure at Missouri State University. During this time it became apparent that the hospitality industry was “in his blood”.
Patrick made the decision to make hotels his life and switched his major to Hotel and Restaurant Management. While attending college Patrick was involved with the Hospitality Leaders of Tomorrow in which he further dedicated himself to learning all aspects of the hospitality industry. In 1990 Patrick began his first job with Residence Inn doing an internship for school and almost magnetically was drawn to the extended stay lodging segment.
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Upon graduating from Missouri State University Patrick began work with RHW Management at the Residence Inn in Overland Park Kansas. Since his start with RHW Patrick has held various positions within the company that have enabled him to work at numerous hotels in a variety of roles. This range of experience has given him a unique perspective of hotel operations from a first hand point of view. |
This perspective is being used to form a hotel brand. Patrick is an active member of the Residence Inn System Standards Committee where he gathers with other industry professionals to ensure the future of the Residence Inn system. |
Passion for the industry is what drives Patrick to continually improve and learn. As Vice President of Operations for RHW Management, Patrick uses his wealth of operational knowledge to drive profitability and cultivate talent. |
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 Contact Information:
RHW MANAGEMENT, INC
6704 W 121st Street
Overland Park, KS 66209 Telephone: 913-451-1222
FAX: 913-451 6493
inquiries2@rhwhotels.com
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