The Team

G. Brint Ryan is the founder, chairman and CEO of Ryan and is a major investor for The Baker Hotel and Spa. Ryan’s extensive career began with Coopers & Lybrand, now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he served as a public accountant. He then founded Ryan as a CPA firm in 1991 and the Settles Hotel Development Company in 2006, where he serves as the CEO and chairman for both companies. A recognized leader in the industry, Ryan has been ranked among Texas Monthly’s “Top 25 Most Powerful People” and has been appointed as a member on the Texas Select Committee on Economic Development, the chairman of the University of North Texas’s System Board of Regents and as a member of the Taxpayer Advisory Group. Other accolades include Houston Work-Life Roundtable’s CEO of the Year, the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve’s Patriot Award and Distinguished Alumnus Awards from the University of North Texas, Pi Kappa Alpha and Beta Alpha Psi. Ryan’s dedication to his community includes chairing the Ryan Foundation and holding a board member seat on the Texas Affiliate Board of Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Board of Trustees for the Pi Kappa Alpha Foundation, the American Heart Association, the Friends of Wednesday’s Child, Habitat for Humanity in Dallas and Dream Dallas. Ryan received a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in accounting from the University of North Texas.

Randy Nix is a local entrepreneur and is responsible for community outreach and communication for The Baker Hotel and Spa. His diverse career began with his first business, Nix Sprinkler Co., in 1986, quickly followed by the launch of Nix Lawn Care in 1987. Nix then ventured into the residential rental industry in 1988, forming NSC Properties, expanding his real estate holdings to more than 400 residential and commercial properties. A champion of his community, Nix has been instrumental in spearheading the revitalization of downtown Mineral Wells. He has purchased, restored and refurbished a number of buildings throughout the city’s central business district. His extensive acquisition and ownership portfolio includes the former Ritz Theater, planned to house the Mineral Wells Art Association, and The Market at 76067. Nix is also a partner in the Crazy Water Hotel PBC Inc., a community-led group committed to restoring the Crazy Water Hotel.

Mark Rawlings is the principal of Syndicated Contracting Services and is responsible for spearheading the constructive restoration for The Baker Hotel and Spa.

He began his extensive career in restoration as a youngster. Mark began learning the trades helping maintain and remodel his family’s historic rental properties and building custom homes alongside his Father.  His Father felt it was important that he learn all aspects of the building process and made sure that the tasks assigned ensured such a balance.

During college Mark found his niche specializing in remodeling for the hospitality Industry, focusing on restaurants and bars, particularly those involving restorations in historic buildings.

In 1998 Mark’s focus turned to the hotel industry, project managing the restoration of the Historic Driskill Hotel in Austin.  Other Hotel clients followed suit including the St. Anthony Hotel (San Antonio),  Hilton Austin, Barton Creek Resort and Spa, Lakeway Resort, Sheraton Capitol, Vintage Villas at Lake Travis, Hilton Garden Inn, Doubletree Guest Suites, Stephen F. Austin Intercontinental, Gunter Hotel (San Antonio), Hotel Icon (Houston), Omni Southpark, Le Pavillon (New Orleans), Hills of Lakeway Resort, Hotel Derek (Houston) Flintrock Falls Country Club, Lost Creek Country Club, World of Tennis/Elevation Athletic Club (Lakeway), Hotel Granduca, Four Seasons, Royal St. Charles (New Orleans), Stagecoach Inn (Salado) and the Mayan Princess Resort (Port Aransas).

Mark specializes in designing/building projects and assists in steering design teams through the processes.  Having a practical knowledge of how the building systems should operate and integrate with one another, what types of systems ultimately will be in the best interest of the building, and the staff who will be charged with maintaining it are just some of the aspects taken into consideration.