Fluent in English and French, and with more than twenty years of active, full time hospitality industry experience, he has practiced operating management within hotels, resorts, conference centres and food services throughout Canada and Europe.
Education
- Diploma in Hotel Management (1st class) Scottish Hotel School, Glasgow, Scotland (now the University of Strathclyde)
- Wine making – Eschenauer, Bordeaux, France
- Hotel accounting – Cornell University, Ithica, New York, USA
Career Summary
| Present - | Associate, The ARA Consulting Group Inc., Vancouver, BC |
| 1986-Present | Owner, Senior Consultant, Bennett Brown & Associates Inc., Vancouver, BC |
| 1983-1986 | Consulting Partner: Hospitality Division, Laventhol & Horwath, Vancouver, BC |
| 1980-1983 | Consultant: Laventhol & Horwath, Vancouver, BC |
| 1979-1980 | Contract General Manager, Kanke Restaurant Ltd. (Viva, Mulvaneys, The Cannery), Vancouver, BC |
| 1972-1978 | General Manager, Hotel MacDonald, CN Hotels |
| 1968-1972 | Executive Assistant Manager, General Manager, Hotel Fort Garry, CN Hotels |
| 1968-1968 | Executive Assistant Manager, Jasper Park Lodge, CN Hotels |
| 1964-1966 | Assistant Front Office Manager, Rif Hotel, Tangier, Morocco |
A complete client and project list is available on request.
For more information on Bennett Brown & Associates, visit them online at www.hospitality-consult.com
