Chris Raines has been appointed as General Manager at AC Hotel Bethesda

Raines earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and finance from Guilford College. He spent a summer interning at a hotel and never left the industry, garnering experience in operations, accounting, sales and F&B before becoming a general manager at an IHG property in Arlington, Virginia. Active in the business community, Raines is on Marriott's DMV Business Council as co-chairman representing the franchise team. He recently served as chairman of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce General Managers Committee and as a board member of the Rosslyn Business Improvement District.