RTK Resort Group - Principals

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John R. Kazanjian, Managing Director

Tony R. Dawson, Director

John Hamati, Director

David G. Hanna, Director

Laurence J. Raba, Director

Wayne D. Marty, Director

Jack L. Schell, Director of Project Services

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John Hamati, Director

John Hamati serves as Director of Hospitality Development and Operations for RTK Resort Group. With over twenty five years of experience in the resort and hospitality industry, John Hamati has an established and proven record in managing and overseeing a wide range of exclusive top resorts and hotels.  He has been involved with the operational development, marketing, and opening of properties from boutique hotels in downtown commercial districts to conference centers, vacation ownership properties and mixed-use resort properties in both national and international arenas. 

Most recently, John’s energies have been directed to the renovation and upgrading of the Marriott Bay Point Resort in Florida.  His role as Vice President of Resort Operations and Owners Representative has helped to transform and position the 320 room Marriott Hotel and 85 unit waterfront condominium development, as well as a Jack Nicklaus designed course, into the premier resort property on the Emerald coast. 

Mr. Hamati’s earlier affiliations include Hyatt Hotels, Kimpton Hotels, and Aston Hotels in San Francisco where he held General and Regional Management positions.  He transitioned to resort properties as Managing Director for Jack Tar Village’s Grand Bahama Resort featuring hotel, marina, golf, tennis, and airport facilities.  John’s overseas experience broadened when International Resort Management, the largest independent vacation ownership company in the Canary Islands Spain, recruited him as Managing Director for their portfolio of 7 resorts, 4 restaurants and 2500 time share and fractional ownership condominiums.  Here, Mr. Hamati opened a 386 room condominium resort and upscale theme restaurant, developed a multi-lingual, multi-currency billing collection system, and streamlined the operations of the multi-property development.

In 1998, John joined The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center in Texas.  He was instrumental in repositioning the resort from an executive conference center to becoming a full service golf resort and spa.  Furthermore, he championed a customer vision program empowering associates to provide exceptional customer service and achieve superior results in personalizing and enhancing the guest experience, resulting not only in higher resort profitability, but happy and enthusiastic associates as evidenced in the Woodland’s resort being awarded the sixth most desirable place to work in the Houston/metropolitan area.   

Mobile: 850.258.6011   Email: JHamati@RTKresorts.com