Martin Stitt has been appointed as General Manager of Delta Bow Valley in downtown Calgary. Previously, he led the team at Delta Calgary Airport. Martin is also the Regional Vice President for the Prairie Region for Delta Hotels and Resorts.
Colin Perry has been appointed as General Manager of Delta Edmonton South®. Colin effectively led the team at Delta Whistler Village Suites since September 2011. Under his leadership the property achieved Delta's Hotel of the Year Award in 2012. During Colin's career with Delta, he led teams at Delta London Armouries® and Delta Lodge at Kananaskis in varying roles.
Sean Palmer has been appointed to General Manager of Delta Edmonton Centre Suites® from his current role as the Acting General Manager. During Sean's career with Delta, he has been Hotel Manager at Delta Calgary Airport, Director of Operations at Delta Guelph Hotel and Conference Centre®, Acting General Manager at Delta Kitchener-Waterloo and has held several operations roles with increasing responsibility at Delta Toronto East®.
Dan DeSantis is appointed as Managing Director of Delta Calgary Airport® and the recently announced new Delta Calgary International Airport® hotel effective January 1, 2015. Previously, Dan held General Manager positions at Delta Lodge at Kananaskis®, Delta Sun Peaks Resort and Delta Whistler Village Suites®. Dan is an active member of the Alberta Strategic Tourism Council and is current Chair of Tourism Canmore Kananaskis.
Garrett Turta takes the helm as general manager, The Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, Edmonton. With more than 17 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Turta joins the hotel from his most recent position as general manager Fairmont St Andrews, Scotland. Over the course of his career Turta has worked at several different Fairmont locations including postings at The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, The Fairmont Vancouver Airport, and The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise.
Heading to The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge as director, sales & marketing is Uwe Walter. Walter began his career in Berlin with a hotel management apprenticeship and has since moved from Germany to Canada in a series of progressive hospitality positions. He joins the resort from The Fairmont Banff Springs.