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Mr. Rumlena was named Chief Financial Officer of SilverBirch in February 2017, having previously served in senior finance roles with SilverBirch and bcIMC Hospitality Group since January 2009. Mr. Rumlena has substantial real estate and hospitality experience having worked in the industry for over 20 years.  Prior to joining SilverBirch, Mr. Rumlena held senior finance positions in the residential and mixed-use real estate development sector. Mr. Rumlena started his career with KPMG LLP in Canada and Europe where he provided audit, tax and corporate finance services to clients operating in real estate, hospitality, private equity and financial services industries. Mr. Rumlena is a Certified Professional Accountant, Charted Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University.

Mr. Rajamahendran is a strategic human capital leader with over 20 years of experience driving key business results through collaborative development and management of the human capital function. Giri is adept at leading the full human capital function, including strategy development, organizational governance, talent management, total rewards, organizational design, change management and payroll. He has consulted in a variety of small and medium sized organizations within the hospitality, gaming, banking, real estate and life sciences industries and he began his career with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.

Mr. Medland is a veteran of the hospitality industry. His career spans more than 35 years and includes working with world class brands such as Hilton, Marriott, Westin, Delta, Radisson, and Holiday Inn. Mark studied hotel and hospitality management in Germany where he also became a certified chef. He is a master in hotel operations having held many positions from Assistant Front Desk Manager, to Food & Beverage Manager, to General Manager, to Vice President Operations. In his current role as Senior Vice President – Asset Management he is responsible for 17 hotel properties across Canada including 6 SilverBirch Hotels and 11 Marriott- managed hotels. He is recognized for strong leadership and team building with an entrepreneurial approach and commitment in exceeding revenue, service and quality objectives.

Adam has more than 10 years of experience in asset management. His past experience includes the management of a portfolio of single family homes, multifamily, and commercial properties. Working with organizations such as DingFeng International Investment Limited and Berkshire Hathaway, Adam specializes in consulting and acquiring real estate investments. He obtained his education at the University of California, Davis.

With 14 years of experience in accounting and financial analysis roles, Rob has worked with various ERP software applications. Prior to SilverBirch, Rob was a Financial Analyst with QLT and Sierra Wireless. He joined SilverBirch Hotels & Resorts in 2014 as a member of the team responsible for implementing Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Prophix as part of Project Fusion.

A progressive revenue manager with more than a decade of experience in hotel management and the travel industry, Rahul specializes in revenue management, financial reporting, forecasting and trend analysis for hotels operating under major franchise brands including; Marriott, Radisson and Delta.

Starting his career more than 10 years ago, in London, England, Karan has worked with multiple hotel brands including Delta and Radisson in operations and revenue management roles. As Director, Revenue Management, he is responsible for developing and implementing revenue management strategies for SilverBirch’s hotel portfolio.

As a service-driven IT professional with over 25 years of experience, Ian possesses strong technical, leadership and project management skills. Ian is responsible for maintaining and growing a scalable, reliable, secure and highly available computing environment and his work designing and implementing an infrastructure project was recognized as part of the 2015 Hospitality Technology Hotel Visionary Award.

Norbert has more than 35 years of experience in hotel operations, management and accounting. Previous to Silverbirch Hotels & Resorts, Norbert worked with hotel groups such as Westin Hotels and CP Hotel. Since 2002 he has held various roles with SilverBirch Hotels & Resorts from a Hotel Controller to his current role as Director- Finance Shared Services.

As Director of Finance, Anita is responsible for overall financial reporting, tax compliance, treasury and accounting of corporate entities. Anita is a Chartered Accountant with ten years of finance, tax and accounting experience and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia. Before joining SilverBirch in 2015, Anita worked as a manager at Smythe LLP, a Vancouver based mid-sized accounting firm, where she provided audit, tax and business advisory services to a variety of public and private companies.

Eric is an experienced asset manager with a background in global real estate portfolios including hotels, resorts, residences, hotel condominiums and food and beverage ventures. Prior to SilverBirch Hotels & Resorts, Eric worked with IFA Hotel Investments as an Asset Manager based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He obtained his education in hospitality at Northwood University (Ecole Hoteliere de Montreux, Switzerland) and the Swiss Hotel Management School.