Our team operates with a spirit and passion to deliver one of southern Costa Rica’s most eagerly awaited projects. Each has secured stellar reputations in their fields, and they are regarded as leaders among their peers.

Hal Wright, General Partner
Hal has more than 30 years of real estate development experience. He came to Costa Rica six years ago with the goal of creating world-class, master planned oceanfront developments on the Pacific coast. Along with his Punta Dominical, S.A. projects, Kiana Dominical is a key part of his vision for the southern Pacific zone. Prior to coming to Costa Rica, Hal developed over 300 hotels across the United States. He was a founder of two publicly traded hotel companies. Hal is a full-time resident of Costa Rica.

Manuel Torres, Managing Director
Having lived in seven countries, traveled to almost 50 countries, and run business operations in over 25 countries, Manuel is uniquely positioned to lead the Kiana Resorts team. He spent over 15 years in the highly competitive and disciplined technology industry, mostly with Intel Corporation. Manuel has served in various executive marketing and business development roles across Asia Pacific, Japan, Latin America, and Europe. He helped stimulate Intel sales and branding efforts around the world.

Ronald Zurcher, Project Architect
Ronald is the president of Zurcher Arquitectos in Costa Rica. In addition to being a published author on Central American architecture, Ronald is the management and creative force behind Costa Rica’s leading architecture firm. His firm has been the project architects for many of Costa Rica’s major hospitality developments, including several Marriott Resorts and the newly opened Four Seasons Papagayo Resort in northwestern Costa Rica.

Bill Pressley, Planning Director
Bill has over 40 years experience in commercial real estate development and project planning and operations, much of that time spent in Latin America. Raised in Peru and having resided in seven countries, Bill has extensive senior management experience in the real estate and oil industries. Bill provides the nuts and bolts construction planning and operations management expertise to ensure that the project executes on schedule and within budget.