Riccardi most recently was general manager of Due Mari Restaurant in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
SUMMIT, N.J. – The Grand Summit Hotel, a historic hotel serving the greater New York area, has appointed 34-year hospitality industry veteran Thomas Riccardi as general manager, responsible for overseeing the hotel’s operations, sales, marketing, security, maintenance, housekeeping and accounting.
Riccardi most recently was general manager of Due Mari Restaurant in New Brunswick, New Jersey, a 200-seat, upscale restaurant that also hosts private dining events. Under his leadership, the restaurant received the prestigious AAA Four Diamond award in 2018 – the first in its 10-year history. Due Mari was one of just 11 restaurants statewide to be so honored that year.
“Thomas Riccardi is a dynamic professional with extensive operational and leadership experience spanning a three-decade career,” said Robert Gelber, hotel president. “His record in hotel operations, knowledge of the local market and wealth of catering experience is a perfect match for the high standards of service guests can expect at The Grand Summit Hotel."
“He will play a critical role in ensuring the property’s success following our multimillion-dollar room renovation and transformation of our Hat Tavern restaurant.”
Riccardi formerly was general manager of the Watt Hotel Rahway, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, in Rahway, New Jersey. He led the opening of the hotel and The Lounge at Watt in 2017 and oversaw all aspects of operations, sales and human resources.
From 1997 to 2016, Riccardi was general manager of the Sheraton Eatontown Hotel in Eatontown, New Jersey, responsible for the day-to-day hotel operations, sales and marketing and strategic and financial planning of the 22,000-square-foot hotel and banquet facility. During his nearly 20-year tenure, he oversaw a multimillion-dollar guest room and lobby renovation and was recognized for driving employee engagement and delivering positive guest satisfaction and experiences by implementing superior service standards.
Earlier in his career, Riccardi was director of operations at the Chauncey Hotel & Conference Center in Princeton, New Jersey, and director of operations at the former Scanticon Hotel & Conference center in Plainsboro, New Jersey, following his promotion from assistant director of food and beverage and director of technical operations.
Riccardi is a member of the Eatontown Lions Club, Monmouth Regional Chamber of Commerce, Long Branch Rotary, Eatontown Economic Development Committee, Food Bank of Monmouth County, Rahway Chamber of Commerce and ARC of Monmouth, which supports individuals with Down syndrome, autism and other forms of intellectual and developmental disabilities.
He was the recipient of the CPC Behavioral HealthCare Employer of the Year Award in 2012 and ARC of Monmouth Employer of the Year Award in 2010.
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