TORONTO —Michael Pepper, who was scheduled to retire earlier this summer, is staying on while the Selection Committee of the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) Board of Directors continues to search for his successor.

The committee is encouraging interested and qualified applicants to submit their applications (consisting of a resume and cover letter) to the executive search firm, Odgers Berndtson, by Sept. 22, 2014.

Current President & CEO/Registrar, Pepper, has led the organization since its inception in 1997 and is planning to retire when a successor has been hired and a transition is completed.

More information with respect to the TICO President & CEO/Registrar position is available from Amanda Bugatto at amanda.bugatto@odgersberndtson.ca.