Thomas Horler
Currently Tom owns and operates two McDonald’s franchises located in Whistler and Pemberton, B.C. and is President of the real estate firm, Horler Holdings Ltd.
| Headline: | Innocent Bystander |
| Website: | http://www.mcdonalds.ca/en/index.aspx |
| Skills: | Business, Entrepreneurship, Investment, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Public Relations, Public speaking |
| Location: | Whister,B.C. |
| Groups: | Whistler Entrepreneurs |
| Interested in: | Helping friends, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities |
| Schools: | University of Arizona |
FULL BIO
Tom Horler has been a Whistler resident since moving here from Hong Kong 1993.
He makes his home with his wife Yoshiko and their two young children Beverley and Hugh in the Tapley’s Farm area.
He currently sits as Chairman of the Board of Whistler’s Chamber of Commerce.
Tom’s long tem commitment to the Resort Community of Whistler was recently recognized with award of:
Business Person of the Year 2007
His commitment to community has a long and diversified history. Continued to this day!
He was a Director for many years of the Whistler Valley Housing Society and its interim Chairman back in the early 90’s.
This Society provided the bedrock foundation of the Whistler Housing Authority whose current mandate is to help ensure that 75% of Whistler’s year round resident workforce resides with municipal boundaries.
In addition he has sat a Director at Large for Tourism Whistler.
To add to the above, his past leadership skills were honed and demonstrated though experience taken as:
• Director and subsequent President, Whistler Museum and Archives Society,
• Past Rotary Club member
• Director, Canada Place Corporation,
• Bid Ambassador; Vancouver Olympic Bid Corp.
He moved here after having spent over a decade and a half in International Marketing within the McDonald’s Corporation
His extensive business skills and responsibilities were demonstrated with a wide range of marketing responsibilities from not only within the continent of North America but was most recently, the Director of Marketing – Asia/Pacific, dealing within diverse areas of Social, Economic and Environmental issues.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Whistler’s Chamber of Commerce |
| Position: | Chairman of the Board of Directors |
| Time period: | December 2008 - Present |
| Employer: | McDonald's - Whistler, Pemberton, B.C. |
| Position: | Owner/Operator |
| Time period: | October 1993 - Present |
| Description: | Values and Principles of McDonald's owner/operators
Our vision to be Canada's "best" quick service restaurant experience is supported by a set of core values and guiding principles. The core values we live by … We are dedicated to providing customers unparalleled levels of Quality, Service, Cleanliness and Value. It is what our founder, Ray Kroc, taught us. We are committed to our people because we know that a diverse team of well-trained individuals, working together, is the key to our continued success. We approach all aspects of our business with honesty and integrity. We will always give back to the communities in which we do business. We give back to the system that provides our success. We celebrate our achievements, yet we always strive to achieve new heights. The principles that guide us … We are committed to exceeding our customers' expectations in every restaurant every time. We believe our success is dependent upon our three-legged stool - Corporate, Franchisee Partners, and Supplier Partners. We have a passion and a responsibility for enhancing and protecting the McDonald's brand. We believe in a collaborative management approach, employing a mutually respectful business philosophy. We are committed to franchising, maintaining a highly collaborative relationship with our franchisees and making franchising decisions based on what's best for our customers. We will seize every opportunity to innovate and lead the industry on behalf of our customers. |
| Employer: | Whistler Valley Housing Society |
| Position: | Director |
| Description: | He was a Director for many years of the Whistler Valley Housing Society and its interim Chairman back in the early 90’s.
This Society provided the bedrock foundation of the Whistler Housing Authority whose current mandate is to help ensure that 75% of Whistler’s year round resident workforce resides with municipal boundaries. |
| Employer: | Tourism Whistler |
| Position: | Director |
| Time period: | April 2008 - March 2009 |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Arizona |
| Time period: | 1975 - 1980 |
| Degree: | Marketing |
INFORMATION
| Awards: | Business Person of the Year 2007 |
