Green Key Global, the hotel certification program operated jointly by the American Hotel & Lodging Association and the Hotel Association of Canada, has named its first advisory board, the organization announced.
The board will be chaired by Heather McCrory, formerly CEO of Accor’s North American and Central American operations and currently principal of her own consulting firm, Heather J. McCrory & Associates.
Other board members include:
- Highgate vice president of sustainability Marianne Balfe
- Hotel Association of Canada interim president and CEO Claude Paul Boivin
- AHLA interim president and CEO Kevin Carey
- Marriott International market VP for Eastern Canada Susie Grynol
- Choice Hotels Canada CEO Brian Leon
- Ecolab SVP and chief sustainability officer Emilio Tenuta
The partnership between AHLA and HAC to bring Green Key, which HAC operated in Canada for decades, to the United States formally began in April after the associations reached an agreement last September.
