Trustees

Chairman

Mr Brian Deeson

Brian has had over 30 years experience in the management and marketing of hotels and resorts with major international hotel chains.  He served in a variety senior of positions for Hyatt.  He set up Radisson Hotels Pty Ltd in Sydney then he moved to Hong Kong SAR to set up Century International Hotels (CIH).  Mr Deeson joined Accor after having completed the sale of CIH to Accor.  He was Managing Director - Greater China for Accor prior returning to Sydney where he currently lives.  Mr Deeson was Chairman of PATA for 2007/2008 and having served on its Executive Board for several years.  He was awarded with PATA Life Membership in 2011.

Mr Simon F. Cooper

Mr Cooper was appointed the President & COO of the The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC in February 2001 after a distinguished career with Marriott International, where he served three years as president of Marriott Lodging Canada.  In 2010,  Mr Cooper took up his new role as President and Managing Director Asia Pacific for Marriott International based in Hong Kong.  He educated in England and earned a master's degree from the University of Toronto.

Mr Hiran Cooray

Almost 20 years in the Tourism Industry, Hiran has been actively involved in trying to re-position Sri Lanka’s Tourism Industry and in particular driving Jetwing Hotels to reach extremely high standards in customer care, service delivery, product differentiation, people development, environment and community development. He has been Sri Lanka’s Tourism Industry representative to Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) since 1996. 

Mr Mario M. Hardy

Mr Hardy has more than 24 year's professional expertise in the aviation industry.  He began his career with People's Express Airlines in 1985, before joining Canadian Airlines in 1987.  He joined OAG in 1999 and held several positions. In 2007 was appointed to Vice President – Asia Pacific. Based at OAG’s regional headquarters in Singapore, he leads OAG’s business across the Asia Pacific region which includes offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Tokyo. 

Mrs Gloria Henderson

Mrs Henderson has been a travel consultant for 32 years and attended her very first PATA Annual Conference in 1975. She has been PATA Hawaii Chapter Chair since 2004. In 1992 Mrs. Henderson set up a partial scholarship grant in memory of her late husband Jerome A Keller, and offer to individuals from PATA-member organisation to attend the Executive Development Institute for Tourism programme at the University of Hawaii. She becomes PATA Life Member in 2010.

Mr Nobutaka Ishikure

Mr Ishikure graduated from Keio University, Tokyo in 1969 with a BA in Economics.  Since then, he has been with Japan Airlines (JAL) stationed variously in Tokyo, New York, Geneva, Osaka, London and Zurich. Mr Ishikure has been Executive Officer at JAL since June 2002 and represents JAL on various committees and boards of organisations such as the Japan Business Federation, Board of Airline Representatives Japan, Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, International Air Transport Association and the Airline Tariff Publishing Company.   He received PATA Life Membership Award in 2009

Mr Scott Supernaw

Mr Supernaw has extensive experience in global marketing and business development from well-established brands in the travel industry.  The companies he has worked with include Trans World Airlines, Getaway Tour brand; General Mills Inc., Olson-Travelworld Ltd., and Tauck World Discovery where he led their expansion into the international tour market.   He is a founding member and past 2-term Chairman of the United States Tour Operators Association.  Mr Supernaw is also a past member of the Executive Committee of the Pacific Asia Travel Association and their Board of Directors.