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Management Team

Executive Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer

Robert Chartrand, C.A.

A member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, Robert Chartrand joined Atlific Hotels as Assistant Controller in 1983 and has been instrumental in leading the company to the forefront of cost controls and standards in the Canadian hospitality industry. In 1995 Chartrand was appointed Executive Vice-President responsible for financial planning and budgeting as well as finding new business opportunities. Robert’s passion for Atlific Hotels and his team across Canada is evident in everything he does.

Vice-President, Western Canada

Robert Leoppky

Robert Leoppky is a graduate of the University of Southern Colorado and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. Since joining Atlific Hotels in 1972, Leoppky has received the Award of Excellence and the Holiday Inn Quality Excellence Award on six occasions as well as Food & Beverage Director of the Year for the Holiday Inn System. He has served in various management capacities with Atlific Hotels. Since his appointment as Vice-President, Leoppky has been instrumental in the development of the Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour, recently named Marriott hotel of the year for North America, the opening of the company’s first Conference Centre in Nanaimo, and the appointment of Atlific Hotels as management company for Temple Real Estate Investment Trust.

Senior Vice-President, Sales & Marketing

Philippe Gadbois

Philippe Gadbois brings to Atlific Hotels over 35 years of varied experience in the industry including senior positions at Realstar Hospitality Corp. and the ownership of a fully integrated hotel consulting firm. He spent 25 years with Hilton International achieving the responsibility of President and CEO of Hilton Canada Inc. Gadbois, a graduate of Université de Montréal, was a Vice Chair of the Hotel Association of Canada and the founding Chairman of the Business Council for Tourism Issues. In addition to leading the innovative sales and marketing team at Atlific Hotels, Gadbois identifies new developments and business opportunities for Atlific Hotels with Canadian hotel investors.

Vice-President, Eastern Canada

Raymond St-Pierre

Raymond St-Pierre is a graduate in Hotel Management from the Institut de tourisme et d'hôtellerie du Québec in Montréal. In 1991 St-Pierre successfully opened the Montréal Downtown Holiday Inn where he won multiple Awards of Excellence. He was appointed General Manager of the Montréal Château Champlain in 1995 and was instrumental in guiding this renowned property through the rebranding to Marriott. St-Pierre was named Hotelier of the Year by the Québec Hotel Association and was elected President of the Montréal Hotel Association in 1998, the same year he was appointed Vice-President, Eastern Canada for Atlific Hotels.