LEADERSHIP TEAM

Meet the leaders in charge of Restaurants Canada's key departments, including operations, finance, government relations, research, membership and marketing.

Christian Buhagiar

President & CEO

Kelly Higginson

Chief Operating Officer

Chris Elliott

Chief Economist & Vice President, Research

Olivier Bourbeau

Vice President, Federal & Québec Affairs

Mark von Schellwitz

Vice President, Western Canada

Jennifer Henshaw

Director, Provincial Government Relations, Western Canada

Lerna Gurunluoglu

Director, National Events

Carol Pantaleo

Corporate Secretary, Restaurants Canada & Managing Director, Canadian Hospitality Foundation

Roxana Sijakovski

Vice President, Finance & Administration

James Rilett

Vice President, Central Canada

Richard Alexander

Vice President, Atlantic Canada

Brenda Halkiw

Director, Strategic Business Development

Tianna Goguen

Director, Communications

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