Ralph Grippo — President of Resort Properties at Irvine Company

Mr. Ralph Grippo serves as the President of Resort Properties of The Irvine Company, LLC. Mr. Grippo joined the Irvine Company in 2007. He oversees all operational aspects of the Irvine Company's growing portfolio of resort holdings. These include Pelican Hill??, a 332-room luxury resort with two 18-hole Tom Fazio Courses in Newport Coast??; Island Hotel Newport Beach??, a 295-room luxury hotel; the 536-room Hyatt Regency Irvine; Oak Creek Golf Club?? in Irvine; and approximately 500 boat slips at five marinas. Mr. Grippo has worked in the luxury resort industry for more than two decades, including 17 years with The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company. Most recently, he served as Ritz-Carlton's Vice President and Area General Manager for China, responsible for seven luxury hotels with approximately 2,600 rooms and as General Manager of the Ritz-Carlton's China flagship, The Portman Ritz-Carlton in Shanghai. Previously, Mr. Grippo served as Vice President and Area General Manager at The Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel & Spa in Pasadena, where he was responsible for the Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel & Spa 's hotels in Southern California and Hawaii. He has vast experience in his 25 years in hospitality, holding senior management positions in various locations such as Japan, Los Angeles, New York, Boston and Puerto Rico. Mr. Grippo has a Bachelor of Science degree in hotel and restaurant management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.