Yes Chef! Campaign
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Michael Beckley
Senior Vice President – Lodging Development
Marriott Hotels & Resorts Canada & Ritz Carlton Hotels and Resorts
Co-chair, Yes Chef! campaign |
Michael Beckley FHCIMA
Senior Vice President, Lodging Development, Marriott International
Co-chair, Yes Chef! Campaign
Michael Beckley brings 40 years of distinguished service in the hotel industry to our Yes Chef! Campaign. As Senior Vice President, Lodging Development, for Canada since July 2001, he is responsible for the development of Marriott International’s full service, select service and extended stay lodging brands. These include Ritz-Carlton; J.W. Marriott, Marriott Hotels, Resorts and Suites; Renaissance Hotels, Resorts and Suites; Courtyard by Marriott; Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott; Residence Inn by Marriott; SpringHill Suites by Marriott; TownePlace Suites by Marriott; Renaissance ClubSport; and EDITION.
Michael began his career in the United Kingdom (UK) and mainland Europe, managed properties in Bermuda and Barbados, and served as the Regional Director of St. James Beach Hotels (Barbados), then returned to the UK to work for Commonwealth Hospitality for over 20 years. In 1981, he moved to Toronto as Vice-President, Operations Canada, with responsibility for the company’s 44 hotels. In 1987, he became President and Chief Operating Officer, a position he held until the company was sold to Unihost Corporation in 1997 and to Westmont Hospitality in 1999. As Executive Vice-President of Unihost, Michael headed up Tradewinds Investment Holdings Corporation, a Unihost subsidiary focused on resort management and development, and was responsible for establishing a new resort division in the Caribbean.
In 2009, he received the Ontario Hostelry Institute’s (OHI’s) Chairman’s Gold Award for Industry Lifetime Achievement. Hotelier Magazine named Michael Hotelier of the Year in 1994 in recognition of his contributions to Canada’s hotel industry. That same year, he also received the Chairman’s Award for Achievement from the OHI for helping to reposition Canada on a revitalized hospitality tourism map internationally. He was founding Chairman of Experience Canada, a marketing consortium partnership of 27 major corporations promoting Canada’s tourism industry, which has evolved into the Canadian Tourism Commission. He was also Chairman of the Tourism Sectoral Strategy for the Province of Ontario appointed by the Premier, and founding Chairman of the Ontario Tourism Council, appointed by the Minister for Trade and Tourism. Michael also served on the Policy Advisory Board of the Advanced Management Programme for the Hospitality Industry at the University of Guelph.
Educated in London, England, Michael graduated from the prestigious Westminster Hotel School and completed five more years of management training in the UK, France, and Germany.
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