Matthew Delaney, CEO / President

Matthew S. Delaney has been managing various businesses in Hawaii for the last 11 years. He has 9 years of experience with mainland PEO's and was involved with the sale of ProService Hawaii to a group of mainland investors. He was most recently the Development Manager for the Royal Lahaina Development Group, LLC , spearheading the master plan for the new mixed-used Kaanapali resort consisting of a new 333-room hotel tower and 126 new luxury residential villas, along with new restaurants, spa, gym, general store, parking structure, lobby, water features and all new infrastructure. This master plan consists of a $380 million redevelopment.

He was also the Vice President for Hawaiian Hotels & Resorts, which oversaw the management of the Royal Lahaina Resort and the Royal Kona Resort.

Prior to holding the positions of Chief Executive Officer and President of Marc Resorts Hawaii which operated 22 resort properties with over 1,000 employees, Mr. Delaney was responsible for acquisitions and development in Hawaii for Marc Resorts and internationally for its parent company Sunterra Corporation.

Before moving to Hawaii, he was part of Sunterra's acquisition and development team in which he was responsible for multiple resort and company acquisitions around the world, as well as forming a wholly-owned Japanese subsidiary (Sunterra Japan). In addition, he was part of the team that formed a real estate fund (“DaVinci”) in Tokyo, Japan, which has invested over $2 billion U.S. Dollars in commercial office and mixed-use buildings.

Prior to joining Marc Resorts/Sunterra, Mr. Delaney was a Senior Consultant and CPA for E&Y Kenneth Leventhal Real Estate Group.

EDUCATION:
B.S. Accounting – University of Southern California
B.S. Business Administration - Entrepreneurship - University of Southern
California
CPA License – State of California

ORGANIZATIONS:
Board of Trustees – Queen Emma Land Company
Board of Directors – Special Olympics, Executive Committee, Secretary
Board of Advisors – Hawaii Pacific University Travel Industry Management
Finance and Admissions & Membership Committees – Outrigger Canoe Club
Member – American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Board of Directors – Hawaii Hotel & Lodging Association, Past Chairman