Bryan Cordes serves as the President of Northwood Hospitality. Prior to joining Northwood Hospitality, he was a Senior Vice President at Northwood Investors, overseeing asset management activities for the portfolio of hospitality investments across the U.S. Additionally, Bryan worked for Hyatt Hotels Corporation from 2008 to 2020 and concluded his time there as a Regional Vice President of Global Asset Management. At Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Bryan was responsible for overseeing asset management activities for a portfolio of owned and joint-venture hotels across the U.S., Brazil, and the Caribbean and collaborated on the development and execution of a strategic asset improvement plan that drove profit expansion.

Bryan graduated cum laude from Rockhurst University with a B.S. and B.A. in Finance and Economics.

Tricia Price joined Northwood Hospitality as Senior Vice President of human resources in 2017. She has overall responsibility for Human Resources for the company’s properties and corporate staff. She is a key leader in driving the organization’s culture and human resources strategies.

Tricia has over 18 years of experience in the Human Resources profession. Prior to joining Northwood, Tricia worked for Two Roads Hospitality (formerly Destination Hotels) as a Vice President of People Services, where she led the strategic development and optimization of all employee health and welfare programs.

Tricia has extensive due diligence experience related to mergers, acquisition and disposition. Prior experience includes roles at Paytech Inc. and Sage Hospitality.

Rich Flores is an accomplished hospitality executive with over 20 years of experience leading marketing, branding, sales and eCommerce teams for both branded and independent hotel portfolios.

Prior to joining Northwood Hospitality, Rich served as the Vice President of Branding for Carlson Rezidor, where he led and managed both the Radisson and Radisson Red brands. During his tenure he was responsible for globally launching the Radisson Red brand. Prior experiences included senior leadership roles with the Wyndham Hotel Group and Larkspur Hotels & Restaurants. Rich led strategic marketing and branding efforts for Wyndham’s full-service hotel brands and joint partnerships including Dream and Planet Hollywood Hotels. He served as the Vice President of Marketing for Larkspur Hotels & Restaurants where he was responsible for the creation and marketing of boutique hotel concepts.

Rich’s hospitality career started with Meliá Hotels International as Director of Marketing for the Americas, where he led multiple brands including the brand creation and global launch of the ME by Meliá. He was also named an industry “Top 100 Rising Star” by Travel Agent Magazine.

Rich attended Florida International University where he majored in Communications.

Karim Lakhani is the Executive Vice President, Food and Beverage/Procurement of Northwood Hospitality. Mr. Lakhani has 32 years’ experience in the hospitality industry and holds a diverse and innovative skillset whose tenure has included roles as an award-winning chef in addition to various senior management positions. Prior to Northwood, he served as senior vice president food & beverage and procurement at HEI/Merritt Hospitality, one of the nation’s largest hotel ownership/management groups.

Prior to joining HEI/Merritt, he was senior vice president food & beverage and procurement at Interstate Hotels and Resorts/Bridgestreet , one of the world’s largest independent hotel management companies.

During his 32-year career, Mr. Lakhani has also worked for Trusthouse Forte, the Watergate Hotel, The King Edward Hotel, CapStar Hotels & MeriStar Hotels & Resorts, in addition to award winning two and three star Michelin chefs – Michel Richard (Citronelle), Alain Ducasse, Jean Louis Palladin, among others.

Other notable accolades include his time spent on the Food & Beverage advisory boards for Marriott, Intercontinental Hotels and the Night Club and Bar Board.

Karim is a graduate of the culinary arts program at the George Brown College in Toronto, Canada.

Alexander Krantz joined Northwood Hospitality in July of 2025 as the Senior Vice President of Finance. Admired for his diverse background in hospitality, retail/office, industrial, residential homebuilding, and multi-family real estate, Alexander has spent the last two decades of his career building high-performing accounting and finance teams at various real estate investment firms.

Prior to joining Northwood Hospitality, Alexander was employee number three and a founding member of Mission Hill Hospitality (later re-branded under Peregrine Hospitality) from inception in 2021 as the executive over the accounting, finance, and treasury departments. His focus has been on building systems to support financial planning and analysis while developing a world class team that bolsters personal and professional development. In addition to his technical responsibilities for financial reporting, Alexander is focused on finding creative debt strategies that will accelerate return to investors and fostering a fun and collaborative workplace environment.

Alexander is a proud first-generation Colorado native whose humble roots began as the son of two civil servants in Aurora, Colorado. He attributes much of his success to the sacrifice his parents made to send him to high-quality schools and the emphasis they placed on civic responsibility and community involvement from a young age. He is a proud Eagle Scout, and graduate of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder. When not at work, Alexander enjoys scenic motorcycle rides, snowboarding, and hiking.