TORONTO — Following TICO’s Annual General Meeting held in Mississauga on June 20, TICO’s Board of Directors has named Richard Vanderlubbe as Vice Chair of the Board.

Vanderlubbe is the president and co-founder of tripcentral.ca with 27 locations in Ontario. The Vice Chair appointment is for one year until TICO’s next AGM, to be held in 2018.

In addition, Marc Patry, Director of CNH Tours in Ottawa was named the successful candidate elected by the industry at large to serve a three-year term on the TICO Board of Directors. The position was open to a retail registrant. Patry replaces Paul Samuel of Overseas Travel Division at Vision Travel Solutions in Toronto.

The Board also welcomes Jim Diebel, President of Hanover Holidays in Hanover, Ontario as the OMCA representative. Diebel will replace Ray DeNure of DeNure Tours in Lindsay, Ont.