Leadership Biography: Glenn Squires

Glenn Squires is President of Pacrim Hospitality Services Inc. (PHSI). Mr. Squires' operational insights have proven valuable in the company's development and growth. Through strategic relationships with leading Canadian and International companies in the hospitality industry, Pacrim Hospitality Services Inc. has developed a significant portfolio of multiple brand hotels and non-branded properties. To date, Pacrim owns 11 and manages 13 hotels from Nova Scotia to British Columbia. Mr. Squires has over 26 years of hospitality experience and has been involved in well over $100 million in hotel development and acquisitions over the last ten years, ranging from 50 to 325 room hotels, restaurants and other hospitality enterprises.

A Halifax-based company, Pacrim Hospitality Services Inc. provides management and operational services to the hospitality industry. Pacrim's primary business objective is to build equity by maximizing earnings and cash flow through a strategy of increasing the value of our existing portfolio, selectively acquiring interests in additional assets and increasing the number of hotel management contracts.

Pacrim Hospitality Services Inc. has established a very successful track record by adhering to four principles:

• be the best property in its segment within the market;
• hire, train and retain superior people;
• achieve superior levels of customer satisfaction; and
• challenge employees to be creative and inventive.

Pacrim hotels have gained a reputation for quality, service and innovation; a reputation widely acknowledged by well over 50 national and international awards presented to our hotel properties. Awards such as the prestigious Radisson Hotel Worldwide "President's Award", presented to Radisson Suite Hotel Halifax for the past 6 years; Six Continents Hotels, Inc.'s "Quality Excellence Award" presented to the Holiday Inn Express Halifax/Bedford for three years running; Starwood Hotels & Resorts top international award - "Best in Brand Award" presented to Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire; and Super 8 Motels, Inc.'s elite "Pride of Super 8 Award", presented to Super 8 Drayton Valley Alberta, Super 8 Motel Fort McMurray Alberta, Super 8 Motel Shawnessey Alberta, and Super 8 Motel Yellowknife Northwest Territories.

Community Involvements

• Director on the Board for International Association of Holiday Inns (IAHI);
• Chairman, IAHI Canadian Committee;
• Member, Holiday Inn Express Brand Committee
• Chairman, Holiday Inn Express Innovation Committee
• Chairman, Target Nova Scotia (a combined Tourism/Sports initiative to bring sport lated activities to Nova Scotia );
• Vice President, Innkeeper's Guild of Nova Scotia;
• Board Member, Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia ;
• Advisory Board, Mount Saint Vincent University 's Tourism/Hospitality Degree Program;
• Past President, Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia ;
• Chairman, SeaSell (two occasions);
• Chair, Canada Select ( Nova Scotia );
• Chairman, Atlantic Region Marketing Committee, Canada Select; and
• Nova Scotia Arts Council, Endowment Fund Trustee