Intrawest adds two new directors to Board
07 Febbraio 2005 - 11:08PM
PR Newswire (US)
Intrawest adds two new directors to Board Adds Experience to and
Strengthens Independence of the Board VANCOUVER, Feb. 7
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Intrawest Corporation, one of the world's
leading destination resort and adventure-travel companies,
announced today that the Board of Directors has been expanded to
include Ms. Marti Morfitt and Mr. Alex Wasilov effectively
immediately. Concurrently, Mr. Daniel Jarvis, a management member
of the Board of Directors, has resigned from his Board position.
Mr. Jarvis continues in his role as President and Chief Executive
Officer, Leisure and Travel Group. The Board of Directors now
consists of ten members with Mr. Joe Houssian, chairman, president
and chief executive officer as the sole management member of the
Board. "It is an honour to welcome both Marti and Alex to the Board
of Intrawest," said Joe Houssian. "The addition of these two
individuals adds considerable experience while strengthening the
independence of the Board." Ms. Morfitt is President and Chief
Executive Officer of CNS, Inc. - The Breathe Right Company, a
successful consumer health care products company based in
Minnesota. In her current role, Marti has transformed CNS into a
profitable consumer health care products company operating in 25
countries. Prior to CNS, Marti was part of the senior executive
team at Pillsbury Company. She is a director on a number of boards
and holds an MBA from York University in Toronto and a BBA from the
University of Western Ontario. Mr. Wasilov has recently completed
an assignment as Senior Advisor with American Express having led
the sale of Rosenbluth International, one of the world's largest
privately held corporate travel companies with over $3 billion in
annual sales, to American Express. Prior to American Express, Alex
was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Rosenbluth and
held a senior executive position at Eastman Kodak Company. He is a
director on a number of boards and holds an MBA from the University
of Rhode Island and a BS in Business Administration from
Pennsylvania State University. Intrawest Corporation (IDR:NYSE;
ITW:TSX) is one of the world's leading destination resort and
adventure-travel companies. Intrawest has interests in 10 mountain
resorts in North America's most popular mountain destinations,
including Whistler Blackcomb, a host venue for the 2010 Winter
Olympic and Paralympic Games. The company owns Canadian Mountain
Holidays, the largest heli-skiing operation in the world, and a 67%
interest in Abercrombie & Kent, the world leader in luxury
adventure travel. The Intrawest network also includes Sandestin
Golf and Beach Resort in Florida and Club Intrawest -- a private
resort club with nine locations throughout North America. Intrawest
is developing five additional resort village developments at
locations in North America and Europe. Intrawest is headquartered
in Vancouver, British Columbia. For more information, visit
http://www.intrawest.com/. For additional information, please
contact Mr. John Currie, chief financial officer, at (604) 669-9777
or Mr. Tim McNulty, director, investor relations at (604) 623-6620
or at If you would like to receive future news releases by email,
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