Rodger Powell Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, New South Wales, Au

Rodger created and leads Tourism and Hospitality Services AustralAsia (THSA), an advisory and asset management specialist that partners with owners, investors, operators and governments to deliver creative solutions for hotel and tourism sector projects. This is a company that thinks differently, acts differently and is progressive and contemporary in its approach. The combined expertise of the team is truly distinctive in this sector while the uncommon depth of their hands-on experience translates into added value and rare industry insights for clients. For more information, visit www.thsa.com.au

Spring Hill, Queensland, Au

AEC Group brings a unique combination of tourism, economic, financial, market research and graphic design skills to consulting engagements in the tourism, hospitality and leisure space. AEC has a long track record of working with all levels of government and significant private operators in the industry having completed 400 quality tourism projects in the last 10 years. Rodger was delighted with the opportunity to lead the important and growing Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure business segment. AEC’s expertise in economics, finance and market research combined with its team's practical, hands-on industry experience allows them to provide clients in Australia's growth industry with exceptional support and services.

Sydney, New South Wales, Au

The Property Council's Hotel Property Committee represents the interests of the hotel property industry including hotel and tourism policy development, industry education, encouraging networking within the industry and engagement with other industry groups.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

As with all regional divisions, the Oceania branch of the association exists to maximise the investment a member makes in an IHG-branded hotel and is dedicated to helping owners achieve success in the hospitality industry. It advocates for members' long-term interests within IHG and the industry, it engages members through new opportunities to grow the profitability of their businesses and provides a platform for collaboration with IHG, each other and the communities served to create and share innovative ideas.

Sydney, New South Wales, Au

St Andrew's Cathedral School is a multi-campus independent Anglican co-educational comprehensive and specialist primary and secondary day school, located in Sydney's CBD. The school caters for approx. 1100 students from kindergarten to year 12. The school's Foundation and the Gawura Foundation raise money for the school, and to fund Gawura, a highly successful Indigenous school within a school that St Andrew's initiated in 2007.

Marcoola, Qld, Au

Visit Sunshine Coast is the regional tourism organisation for the Sunshine Coast region of Queensland. Its core role is to promote the Sunshine Coast as a premier holiday and business events destination locally, nationally and internationally, to achieve maximum social and economic benefit for the local community, residents and businesses. Rodger is Chair of the Marketing Committee and Chair of the People, Culture, Nominations and Remuneration Committee.

Baseball NSW is the peak sports body for baseball for the state, with 20,000 member players and enjoys close links to the Australian Baseball Federation, Australian Baseball League, Sydney Blue Sox and the USA-based major league baseball. With a management agreement for Blacktown Olympic Park, BNSW runs competitions throughout the country and high-profile player development programs. Rodger was the director responsible for Corporate Governance and Communications.

Golden West Holdings operates successful Australian and international tour, travel and coach businesses including the Blue Mountains Hop-On Hop-Off Explorer Bus, Fantastic Aussie Tours and Christian Fellowship Tours. With 45 years of experience domestically and overseas, Golden West Holdings specialises in creative itineraries for niche markets, delivering a high level of guest satisfaction and repeat business.

Inland NSW is an amalgamation of Outback NSW Tourism, New England North West, Capital Country Tourism and parts of Central NSW Tourism, that was formed in July 2011. Its strategic objective was the doubling of overnight visitor expenditure in inland NSW by 2020. The organisation pioneered a new approach to regional tourism and destination management that placed the consumer at the centre of its strategy and worked in close collaboration with the NSW State Government, Destination NSW, 37 local governments and a myriad of tourism industry operators across a very diverse region that encompasses much of NSW west of the divide. This cooperative and consumer-focused approach saw a record coordinated marketing spend that drove superb results in the visitor economy and placed the region on track to achieve the 2020 target..

Sydney, New South Wales, Au

Tourism Accommodation Australia is the national voice of Australia’s accommodation industry. TAA represents more than 900 member hotels across the country, with its major activities being government advocacy, communications, research, education and networking.

Adventure Aerospace is a Sydney and central Australian-based start-up aerospace tourism business.

Otway Pork is the largest paddock-to-plate grower and supplier of bred free-range pork in Australia.

Austcane Energy is a renewable energy company in North Queensland that will generate 100 megalitres of ethanol and 50 kilowatt hours of electricity per annum from sugar cane.

Rodger completed a review of Star Ratings Australia for the Australian auto clubs and made recommendations for a new future for the business which ultimately resulted in the Star Ratings system being transferred to the Australian Tourism Industry Council.

Hawthorn , Vic, Au

BIG4 Holiday Parks is a franchise brand operator of 185 premium holiday parks across Australia with annual revenues of $250m. BIG4 was listed at number 181 in the BRW top 500 private companies in 2009 (up from number 321 in 2008).

Brand Sydney was a place brand project designed to position Sydney as Australia's leader on the global stage. Diverse stakeholders included the Committee for Sydney, Sydney Chamber of Commerce, City of Sydney, the State Government of NSW, NSW universities, TTF Australia and Tourism NSW.

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Australian International Hospitality (AIH Group) is an innovative private equity-backed hospitality portfolio of tourism-related, restaurant, catering and attractions businesses launched in 2005 and built to 22 assets around Australia with revenues of $60m by 2008. During his tenure, the business sourced $30m equity and debt on a compelling performance and valuation model that created a new asset class in Australia. He was also responsible for negotiating acquisitions and mergers.

North Sydney, Nsw, Au

In 2005, Best Western Australia had 260 franchised properties Australia-wide with annual revenues of $255m while also operating as the Australian country manager for Best Western International – the world’s largest hotel chain. During his five years at the helm, Rodger and his team revitalised Best Western, Australia’s largest and longest-standing hotel brand growing it from 164 hotels to 260.

Sydney, New South Wales, Au

TTF is the peak industry group for the tourism, transport and aviation sectors. A national member-funded forum, TTF advocated the public policy interests of the leading corporations and institutions in these sectors.

Chatswood, Nsw, Au

The CEO was charged with managing a four-star island resort in a World Heritage-listed national park, with $30m in revenue, 300 staff, 750 guests, 300 rooms, 13 food and beverage outlets, and the infrastructure of a small township.

Cannonvale, Queensland, Au

Tourism Whitsundays is the marketing, convention bureau, regional development and tourism industry peak body for the Whitsunday region of the Great Barrier Reef.

SPHC had 72 hotels in 13 countries across four brands. Rodger was involved in the new-construction openings and takeovers of large Parkroyal and Travelodge hotels in Sydney, Jakarta (Indonesia) and The Whitsundays.

Bally was one of the first internet companies. The role - hospitality and gaming IT developer and supplier of operations, CRM and accounting systems. Reported to the company President. Analysed new business opportunities and established distribution in Hong Kong for China and South East Asia. IBM value-added retailer.

Lion Nathan Hotels, Hilton Hotels and Casinos, Hayles Hotels and Resorts.

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