Hotel Association of Canada | February 05, 2015

OTTAWA, ON, FEBRUARY 4, 2015 – The Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) is pleased to announce the re-election of Philippe Gadbois, Senior Vice President, Operations at Atlific Hotels, as Chairman of the HAC Board of Directors. Mr. Gadbois’ continuing role is effective as of the Association’s Annual General Meeting held in Toronto on Monday February 2, 2015.

Nine Corporate Board members have also been elected to serve as corporate representatives of the HAC. They include:

  • Nora Duke – President & CEO, Fortis Properties
  • Robert Pratt – President, Coast Hotels
  • Irwin M. Prince – President & COO, Realstar Hospitality
  • Satinder Dhillon – Senior Vice President, Operations, Westmont Hospitality Group
  • Vito Curalli – Executive Director Canada, Latin America & International Sales, Hilton Worldwide
  • Marc Staniloff – President & CEO, Superior Lodging Corp.
  • Tim Oldfield – Managing Director, Franchise Performance, Choice Hotels Canada Inc.
  • Neil Hornsby – Director Strategic Partnerships & Marketing, Best Western International
  • Tyler MacDonald – Director, Hotels, Oxford Properties Group

They will be joined at the HAC board table by Past-Chair Hank Stackhouse and ten Provincial Hotel Association representatives including:

  • James Chase – CEO, British Columbia Hotel Association
  • David Kaiser – President & CEO, Alberta Hotel & Lodging Association
  • Jim Baker – President & CEO, Manitoba Hotel Association
  • Jim Bence – President & CEO, Saskatchewan Hotel & Hospitality Association
  • Tony Elenis – President & CEO, Ontario Restaurant, Hotel & Motel Association
  • L’association des Hoteliers du Quebec
  • Raymond Roberge – 2nd Vice President, New Brunswick Tourism Association
  • Jeff Ransome – President, Hotel Association of Nova Scotia
  • Greg Fleming – President, Hotel/Motel Association of Newfoundland & Labrador
  • Kevin Murphy – President, Hotel Association of Prince Edward Island