RANDY POWELL
President & CEO
Randy Powell was appointed President & Chief Executive Officer of Armstrong Group in October of 2009 after spending two years as the first outside President in the company’s 20 year history, second only to the founder.
Mr. Powell joined Armstrong Group with 25 years of extensive consumer products and services business leadership. Prior to joining Armstrong Group in 2007, he was the Global President of Maple Leaf Fresh Foods, President & CEO of Second Cup, and President of S.C. Johnson and Sons. His track record is that of a master strategist, consumer brand builder, and proven leader.
A native of Toronto, he earned his bachelor of Administration Studies from York University, where he subsequently sat on the Dean's Advisory Board for York’s Atkinson College. During his career, Mr. Powell has received a number of accolades, including the Financial Post’s “Top 40 under 40” award and Business Hall of Fame recognition from Sheridan College. Randy currently serves on the Faculty Advisory Board for Sauder Business School – University of British Columbia.
As President & CEO of Armstrong Group, Mr. Powell has set a clear vision and put the company on track to deliver its long term goals of building its Rocky Mountaineer brand, delivering superior consumer value, and driving strategic growth.
president&ceo@agroup.ca |
 ROBERT NICE, C.A.
Executive Vice President and CFO
Bob Nice joined the Armstrong Group in 2006 and brings over 20 years of experience in finance and accounting in both public practice and industry and his international career includes positions in England and Bermuda.
Since leaving public practice 10 years ago, Mr. Nice has progressed through various financial positions in several industries including retail oil and gas, cable television and telecommunications where, most recently he worked as the CFO of Primus Telecommunications located in Toronto, Ontario.
At AG in his role as Chief Financial Officer, his department is responsible for the production of all financial information and reporting, and for the implementation and maintenance of all information technology.
A native of New Brunswick on Canada’s east coast, Mr. Nice has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of New Brunswick and is a Chartered Accountant.
bnice@rockymountaineer.com |
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 DEBBIE PAULSEN
Executive Director, Human Resources
Debbie joined Armstrong Group in 2006 and brings an extensive background in human resource management, strategic planning, organizational change and client relations.
Originally from Vancouver, Ms. Paulsen spent the early part of her career in progressive levels of human resource management with a privately owned, high technology company where she played a leading role in developing organizational development programs and annual strategies to attract, develop and retain high calibre staff. Most recently, Ms. Paulsen was with 3M Company leading and directing the human resource activities for the Vancouver office.
As Executive Director, Human Resources, Ms. Paulsen is responsible for leading the human resource team and sustaining a high performing employee group by partnering with senior management in designing annual strategies and delivering goals that support the company’s strategic business objectives.
dpaulsen@rockymountaineer.com
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 JAMES TERRY
Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer
James joined Armstrong Group in 1995 as Director, Guest Services and Operations and in 1999 was appointed Executive Vice President and COO.
Mr. Terry studied business in England before bringing to the company over thirty years experience in hotel and restaurant management and development, working in England, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
As Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, Mr. Terry is responsible for Operations throughout the company and Rocky Mountaineer’s award-winning and legendary Guest Services. Mr. Terry is on the board of Tourism Vancouver and the Tourism Association of Canada (TIAC).
jterry@rockymountaineer.com
 BOB NICHOLAS
Vice President, Sales
Originally from British Columbia, Mr. Nicholas brings over 23 years of experience with senior roles in sales, marketing and business development. The extent of his leadership experience comes from leading consumer goods companies such as Pillsbury, General Mills and ConAgra Foods.
Most recently, at ConAgra Foods Grocery he served in assignments as Vice President of Sales, Business Development and Vice President Marketing and prior to this as Director of National Customer Teams for General Mills Inc. In all of his tenures, he led the company’s sales and marketing efforts across multi channels of distribution.
Mr. Nicholas and his team are responsible for the strategic direction and world-wide sales initiatives of Armstrong Group and its entities. He has extensive experience in sales and business development both in Canada and the United States.
Mr. Nicholas holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and has completed the University of Western Ontario's Executive Program.
bnicholas@rockymountaineer.com |
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 HUBERT WAT
Vice President, Marketing
Raised in British Columbia, Hubert Wat joined Armstrong Group in 2008, bringing to the organization over 20 years of senior marketing experience.
Prior to joining the company, Mr. Wat was Vice President, Corporate Marketing for eight years at The Forzani Group Ltd., which owns and operates such well-known retail chains as Sport Chek, Sport Mart and Coast Mountain Sports. He has also held senior marketing positions with Rogers Communications and TBWA Vancouver. In 2005, Mr. Wat was named by Marketing Magazine as one of Canada’s Most Influential Marketers.
As Armstrong Group’s Vice President, Marketing, Mr. Wat is responsible for the brand architecture and integrated marketing programs for the Rocky Mountaineer brand through Product Development, Advertising, and Digital Marketing.
Mr. Wat holds a Diploma in Marketing Management from the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) and Diploma, Communications and Advertising Accredited Professional from the Institute of Canadian Advertising.
hwat@rockymountaineer.com |
