Timothy Busch
Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Hospitality Group
Irvine, CA 92612
Tim Busch, founder and CEO of Pacific Hospitality Group, has over 35 years of experience in the hospitality industry.
Phone (989) 861-4700
Tim Busch, founder and CEO of Pacific Hospitality Group, has over 35 years of experience in the hospitality industry.
Property Types
Hospitality
Bio
A true hospitality visionary and leader, Tim Busch brings nearly 35 years of business and hospitality industry experience to his role as Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Hospitality Group, which is a premier hotel development and management firm with 10 hotels and resorts located throughout the United States.
Based in Irvine, California, the company owns, manages, finances and develops hotels in iconic destinations. PHG serves as the parent company to a portfolio of lifestyle and luxury properties known as the Meritage Collection. Meritage Collection hotels include Paséa Hotel & Spa in Huntington Beach, Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa near San Diego, Ko’a Kea Hotel & Resort in Kauai, and two Napa Valley properties – The Meritage Resort and Spa and Vista Collina Resort (opening summer 2018).
With an extensive finance, legal, and management background, Tim has founded and led many companies, including The Busch Firm, which specializes in high-net worth estate planning, tax, and real estate and business legal transactions.
Tim, an attorney, CPA and licensed California real estate broker, graduated from Wayne State Law School. The father of two, along with his wife Steph, is also an active supporter of several prominent Catholic organizations and was instrumental in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange’s purchase of the Crystal Cathedral.
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