Mr. Ishwar Naran

President & CEO

Mr. Naran founded Premier Resorts and Management, Inc. in 1994, and has over 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry. He has developed, acquired, and managed over 20 hotels, and more than 2,000 hotel rooms throughout his career.

Mr. Naran is well versed in all facets of the hospitality industry, and as President & CEO, he oversees each sector of PRM, including, but not limited to, acquisitions, development, operations, and sales. He is a bottom line, results oriented professional.

Mr. Ishwar Naran is a Director on the Best Western International, Inc. (“Best Western”) Board of Directors.  He was elected to this position in April 2016.  As a Best Western Director, he is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the company with regard to its 4,000 Best Western branded hotels in over 100 countries and territories worldwide.  He is also responsible for the establishment of Best Western’s policies and oversight of Best Western’s budget and the operations of the company, including but not limited to membership development and enforcement of brand standards.

Mr. Naran earned his degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Birla Visshva Karma Mohvidyala in India, and earned his MS in Civil Engineering from Penn State University.

Mr. Samir Naran

Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Naran has been with Premier Resorts & Management, Inc. since February of 2006. As Executive Vice President, his responsibilities include acquisitions, development, investor relations, finance and renovations.

Mr. Naran is a solutions oriented professional whose conservative financial models and creative debt and equity structures have ensured success for PRM and its investors.

Prior to joining PRM, Mr. Naran was a commercial analyst for Paragon Mortgage, now Paragon Commercial Capital. He served on a commercial team who specialized in property valuations, analyzing market potential, and structuring financing transactions.

Mr. Naran is currently a member of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA), and also a member of the HAAA Board (Halifax Advertising Authority Agency). Mr. Naran earned his BA in Economics from Emory University in 2002.

Mr. Domien A. Takx

Vice President of Operations

Mr. Domien Takx is Vice President of Operations for Premier Resorts & Management. Mr. Takx oversees the day-to-day operations of all owned and managed hotels.

Mr. Takx has more than 25 years of progressive international hotel management experience. He has held the positions of Director of Food and Beverage, General Manager, Regional Director of Operations and Senior Vice President of Operations with such companies as Holland America Line, ACCOR Hotels, Hilton Hotels, Golden Tulip Hotels & Resorts and Interstate Hotels & Resorts.

Mr. Takx holds an MBA from the Hotel Management School The Hague, The Netherlands. He was twice the runner-up of the Larson Hospitality Award in Osceola County. At present, he is a member of the Board of Directors of the Volusia Hospitality & Lodging Association and also sits on the Advisory Boards of Daytona State College School of Hospitality Management and Bethune Cookman University Bob Billingslea School of Hospitality Management. In 2016, Mr. Takx introduced the Adopt-a-School Program in Volusia County.

Paul M. Skurecki

Corporate Director of Hotel  Accounting

Mr. Paul Skurecki is Corporate Director of Accounting for Premier Resorts & Management. Mr. Skurecki oversees the day-to-day accounting of all existing (and future) owned and managed hotels.

Mr. Skurecki has held various financial leadership positions including Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Controller and Regional Controller with such companies as Rushlake Hotels, Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Sunterra Resorts and Summer Bay Resorts.

With more than 20 years of progressive hospitality accounting experience, he has considerable knowledge in hotel and timeshare financial management.

Most recently, he was Vice President of Finance for the Institute of Internal Auditors, a professional membership association in Orlando. In his role he oversaw key activities for finance and accounting to include financial reporting, budgeting, treasury management, and payroll and risk management.

Mr. Skurecki holds a Bachelor of Science – Accounting from West Chester University and is a licensed Community Association Manager in the State of Florida.

Mr. Bill Bullen

Director of Design & Construction

Mr. Bullen joined Premier Resorts & Management in late 2019 to direct future design and construction projects for the company. His immediate focus is on the total re-positioning of the 206-room Ocean Breeze Club Hotel to become the Renaissance by Marriott Daytona Beach Oceanfront.

Mr. Bullen have more than 40 years of professional development, design and construction industry including senior management roles in the project and development departments for JLL, HVMG, Hardin/AdventPDS, McLeod Regional Medical Center and the Burroughs & Chapin Company.

His experience includes a broad spectrum of project types and complexities encompassing the management of all aspects of planning, design and execution of these projects. This includes responsibility of capital expenditures, engagement and management of design, engineering and construction, construction administration and project close out.

Most recently, he has worked on the following notable projects; Don Cesar, St. Petersburg, Florida, $6M public space renovation; PGA National Hotel & Spa, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, $53M 369 guestroom renovation; The Mayfair, Coconut Grove, Florida, $23M renovation of guestrooms and public space.

Ms. Kim Kaszar

Corporate Director of Revenue Management

Ms. Kim Kaszar is the Corporate Director of Revenue Management for Premier Resorts & Management. Kim oversees the revenue management for all owned and managed hotels.

Ms. Kaszar has more than 28 years of various hotel management experience. Prior to joining PRM she held positions of Director of Finance, Area Director of Revenue Management and Corporate Director of Revenue Management with such companies as Hilton Hotels, Newcrest Image, HEI Hotels and Pyramid Hotel Group.

Ms. Kaszar graduated from The University of Akron with a degree in Finance. Ms. Kaszar is active with various rescue groups as well as supporter of University of Florida and Towson University Women’s basketball programs.