Hotel Association of Canada

The Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) has announced the election of Philippe Gadbois as the new chair of the HAC Board of Directors. Gadbois has more than 40 years of varied experience in the hotel industry including senior positions at Atlific Hotels, Realstar Hospitality Corp, the ownership of a fully integrated hotel consulting firm and Hilton International. He started his career with Hilton International at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. In 2007, Gadbois joined Atlific Hotels as senior vice-president of sales and marketing with additional responsibilities to oversee their development function, and since has been appointed to senior vice-president, Operations, for the company.