Frank Elias Rainieri
Board Member

After gaining business experience outside Grupo Puntacana, he joined the organization’s executive team in 2003. Leadership, pragmatism, and an instinctive business vision are among his defining qualities, complemented by a strong commitment to business growth through sustainable, innovative, and forward-looking practices.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance from Roger Williams University in Rhode Island and later earned a Master’s degree in Finance from Boston University.

With a strong sense of corporate social responsibility, he founded Hoyo Claro Developing Group Inc., a real estate company focused on the development of affordable social housing. Its projects include Ciudad La Palma, which today comprises approximately 1,000 homes; Ciudad Cayena, with 1,800 homes; and Ciudad Caracolí, the company’s most recent development under this model.

In the communications sector, he serves on the Board of Directors of Editora Bávaro S.A., owner of Bávaro News, a newspaper serving the eastern region of the Dominican Republic.

In the restaurant sector, he serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Wendy’s, Pizza Hut, and Chili’s franchises in the Dominican Republic, operated by Raya Food Dominicana, S.A., which together account for approximately 10,000 active jobs nationwide.

With an innovative leadership style and a strategic mindset, he currently serves as President & CEO of Grupo Puntacana.