Extreme Hangout • COP29, Baku

Glenn Mandziuk

Glenn Mandziuk is the Chief Executive Officer of the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance – the leading global network in responsible hospitality. He is an internationally recognised CEO with over 25 years of leadership experience in advancing sustainable practices in tourism, hospitality and economic development, and establishing strategies and programmes that inspire responsible growth.

Within his role as CEO of the Alliance, Glenn has led the development of the organisation’s updated Pathway to Net Positive Hospitality, overseen substantial expansion of the organisation’s network for responsible hospitality, and been the pioneer behind multiple high-level Sustainable Hospitality Alliance Summits. Alongside his leadership of the Alliance, Glenn has been chosen to be Co-chair of the Sustainable Markets Initiative Hospitality and Tourism Task Force, alongside Considerate Group Co-founding Partner, Xenia zu Hohenlohe. He has also been appointed as member of the Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Professional (ITHP) Advisory Council, and the International CHRIE Industry Advisory Council (IAC), the first of its kind in the organisation’s 75-year history.

Prior to becoming CEO of the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance, Glenn was President and Chief Executive Officer of Canada’s Thompson Okanagan Tourism Region (TOTA) with its 4,000 industry stakeholders.

Glenn has 10 years’ experience in the hospitality industry in family-owned and operated hotels and resorts and holds a Master of Environmental Design degree majoring in sustainable tourism planning. He is also a director on the Board of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council and the Responsible Tourism Institute.

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