NEWS RELEASE - Fernie, British Columbia, July 27, 2010 – Island Lake Resort Group of Fernie, B.C. today announced the appointment of a highly-experienced North American hospitality industry executive to the position of Chief Executive Officer.
Doug Feely, who has spent more than 30 years in senior positions within the hospitality industry in the United States and Canada, will be responsible for all aspects of operations of ILRG, reporting directly to Patrick Callahan, owner of Island Lake Resort Group.
Mr. Feely comes to Island Lake Resort with an array of senior management experience, having begun his career at Copper Mountain in 1980 and progressed through leadership positions with Intrawest Colorado and Intrawest, ULC. His career has been significant through, among other things, the contributions he made as a member of the executive teams responsible for developing business platforms to support an array of businesses and resorts, and managing relationships with strategic business and technology vendors and partners.
He has extensive experience in Information Technology, having served as Chief Information Officer at Intrawest, ULC responsible for people, process and platforms for Intrawest’s portfolio of resorts. In that role he provided strategic direction and broad implementation of business support systems, reservation and call centre solutions, and web strategies and technologies.
Mr. Callahan said he is extremely pleased with the selection of Mr. Feely as the Group’s new CEO.
“Island Lake Resort is in a transformational stage that will take it to a yet-higher level of excellence in the resort industry, and I know Doug Feely’s wealth of leadership skills can guide us along that path”, he said. “His knowledge and depth of experience will undoubtedly elevate Island Lake Resort’s already-considerable reputation among regional, national and international tourists.”
An accomplished athlete, Mr. Feely successfully completed Ironman Canada in August, 2009 and has substantial ski and alpine mountaineering experience in the US and Canada. He also holds certification in Avalanche Safety Skills and Wilderness Medicine.
Mr. Feely will assume his new duties in September.
Island Lake Resort is located 10km Northwest of Fernie, B.C. in the Lizard Range of the Canadian Rockies. It offers the ultimate destination for luxury catskiing in winter and outstanding hiking and backcountry travel in summer, with spacious guest rooms, five star cuisine, full service spa and world-class guest services.
For Further Information, contact:
Mike McPhee
Director of Sales and Marketing
Island Lake Resort Group
P: 250.423.3700 ext 3002
Toll Free: 1.888.422.8754
