Craig Mason is President of Atrium Holding Company and CEO of Atrium Hospitality. Craig is an accomplished senior real estate executive that has developed a diverse skill set in finance, hospitality, portfolio management, business analytics, feasibility and capital investing. He is a strategic and performance focused executive with 30+ years in upscale, upper upscale and luxury hotel asset management. Craig has a track record of developing high performance teams and driving innovation in competitive business situations.

Prior to Atrium, Craig worked as Executive Vice President, Asset Management for CHMWarnick, the leading provider of hotel asset management and owner advisory services in the US. Before joining CHMWarnick, he served as Senior Vice President of Asset Management for Host Hotels & Resorts and had been a senior member of the leadership team for the past 22 years. Craig directly oversaw a team that aggressively asset managed a portfolio of full service hotels in the upper upscale and luxury hotel tiers with multiple brand and franchise operators. Craig is an expert in leveraging brand, property and capex teams to maximize property valuations. His experience included overseeing asset management operations on three continents where he demonstrated his ability to leverage his ingenuity and information resources to create value.

Earlier in his career, Craig served as Senior Vice President of the Carey Winston Company, a full-service commercial real estate firm where he represented numerous institutional clients in the investment, management, and leasing of commercial office and retail properties. Preceding this, he served as Vice President of Asset Management for office and retail properties at The Balcor Company, an American Express real estate subsidiary.

Craig earned his BS degree from the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University and graduated with distinction. He holds a MM degree from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University with a finance and international business duel concentration. He completed a MS in Real Estate at Johns Hopkins University, Carey School of Business. He also completed the Stanford University’s Innovation & Entreprenurial Certification program.

Mr. Mason is a member of the Hotel Asset Management Association where he has served on the board of directors and was a contributing author in the first and second editions of the book “Hotel Asset Management, Principles and Practices.” He is also one of the founders and holders of the Certified Hotel Asset Manager (CHAM) designation. Craig recently served on the AHLA’s Financial Management Committee where he contributed to the publication of the “Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry - 11th Edition”. He has also served on Georgetown University’s inaugural advisory board for the development of the master’s program in Global Hospitality Leadership. Craig represented Host Hotels & Resorts on Marriott’s Rooms Advisory Board and the Marriott US Integration Advisory Board.

Chris’s primary responsibilities include oversight of the corporate and hotel accounting, treasury, tax, payroll, IT and procurement platforms for Atrium’s portfolio of assets under management. His focus is on developing and executing strategies that continue to advance Atrium’s corporate and property accounting and finance platforms. In addition, he will lead the development and integration of analytical solutions that concentrate on the evaluation and improvement of Atrium’s financial performance. Chris Joined in 2020 after working for InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) for more than 18 years with his most recent role being the vice president operations finance, Americas for IHG where he had direct responsibility for the short-term and long-term operating and financial analysis for hotels and resorts under IHG’s nine brands. Prior to joining IHG in 2000, Chris started his career with Bristol Hotels & Resorts working in a variety of positions. He studied at Georgia Institute of Technology before earning an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) from Georgia State University.

Kimberly Furlong is responsible for developing our sales and revenue management platforms, as well as overseeing and directing the revenue generation and marketing strategies across all operating departments for Atrium Hospitality. Kimberly has over 25 years of experience in the hotel industry, concentrating in sales, marketing, and revenue management at the hotel, regional, and senior leadership levels. Prior to joining Atrium, Kimberly spent three years with TPG Hotels & Resorts as Vice President of Revenue Management. Prior to TPG Hospitality, she held various executive and senior revenue management and sales and marketing positions with Hersha Hospitality and Lodgian, Inc., both publicly traded hotel companies. She is a member of the Marriott Distribution Strategy Advisory Committee, Marriott Full Service Sales and Marketing Advisory Council, and Hilton’s Distribution Advisory Council. She also serves as the Chair of the IHG Owners Association, Distribution and Digital Committee.

Joe Kelly is Senior Vice President of Operations and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of Atrium’s hotel portfolio. In his role, Joe leads the Vice Presidents of Operations in developing and executing operational strategies. As a member of the AH Executive Committee he also assists in developing a culture of best in class engagement and execution. Joe presently serves on the Marriott Rooms Advisory Board and served on the Marriott F&B Advisory Board in the past.

Joe joined us in 2015 after working for John Q. Hammons Hotels for five years as Regional VP, managing 16 hotels with Hilton and Marriott brands, exceeding $190 million in revenue. Prior to his role with JQH, he spent eight years in regional roles with Lodgian Inc., culminating his time there as VP of Operations and an officer in this publicly traded company. Prior to his corporate positions, Joe was a GM for 15 years with Hart Hotels and Winegardner & Hammons across IHG, Starwood, and Radisson branded hotels.

Phil brings more than 20 years of capital investment and project management experience to the team. Prior to joining the Atrium family, he served 18 years as Senior Vice President, Design and Construction with Davidson Hotels, where he was responsible for all the company’s new construction, renovation, and capital expenditure activities. Prior to working for Davidson Hotels, he was a Project Manager for Lodgian Inc.Throughout his career, Phil has managed over $1 billion in annual capital expenditures, renovations, and new construction projects. His diverse portfolio experience includes Marriott, Hilton, Sheraton, Westin, Doubletree, and number of independent brand hotels. Phil holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from William Carey University and a Master of Science in Engineering with a concentration in Construction Management from the University of Alabama.

Seth leads Atrium’s Legal department managing the company’s day to day legal affairs with a priority focus on support of Atrium’s real estate & capital investment related projects. Seth’s 20 years’ experience in the hospitality industry includes 17 years as lead real estate attorney for Starwood Hotels, where he was also business leader for Starwood’s residential branding business and headed Starwood’s corporate real estate department. Seth has also consulted to other major companies in areas of hospitality and real estate, including economic incentives. Seth practiced with the international law firm of Coudert Brothers (now Baker McKenzie). For five years he was Vice President of Corporate Real Estate for a multinational manufacturing company, overseeing all real estate business and legal matters for over 150 plants, research facilities, warehouses and offices in 30 countries. He has also served as a general counsel for Connecticut’s largest real estate developer. Seth was twice appointed to serve on Connecticut’s Commission on Economic Competitiveness. Seth graduated with honors from NYU School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review. He has two Civil Engineering degrees, a Masters from NYU Tandon School of Engineering and a Bachelors from The Cooper Union.