Benoist Castera brings over 25 years of hotel industry experience to Sound Hospitality. Born and raised in France, he earned a degree in Accounting and Business Administration from the University of Bordeaux. He began his career as a CPA and practiced in various fields. Working with the hotel industry quickly became Mr. Castera's favorite and used his CPA experience for a hotel company that was owned by a large European bank, focusing on development and hotel operations all over the world.

After working in many countries, Ben chose to settle in the United States in 1982. Ten years later he joined InterAmerican Hotels Corp, the parent company of Sound Hospitality, where he began by concentrating on asset management in Miami and Washington, DC. In 1997 he was named president of Sound Hospitality and began to organize a team of professionals sharing the same views. "I believe in buidling a portfolio of human assets by developing people's personalities, giving them stability and confidence." Together, with the team he assembled Sound Hospitality strives to provide a product above their guest's expectations.