Collin H. Knight, RRP: Chairman
Mr. Knight’s career in the industry began in 1980. He excelled at sales at Fairmont and the next year was moved into the sales management team. In late 1982 he set up his own marketing company and initially offered services to Fairmont and later provided services to Panorama Mountain Village, now an Intrawest development. Mr. Knight’s success took him as far south as Mexico and it was from there that he and his now partner, Doug Morcom, were convinced to return to Fairmont to buy an interest in the timeshare-development company. His love of a challenge and desire to be the developer led to his success story of today.
Mr. Knight is one of only three people to receive the prestigious Life Time Achievement Award from the Canadian Resort Developers Association and was one of the first Canadians to receive the Registered Resort Professional (RRP) designation. As an industry leader, Mr. Knight has spoken on numerous occasions at conferences and seminars for both the Canadian Resort Developers Association and the American Resort Developers Association (ARDA), sharing his expertise, creativity and success. Mr. Knight chaired the Canadian Resort Developers Association (CRDA) from 1991 to 2001 and currently serves as the immediate past Chairman.
He has a diploma in recreational leadership, a bachelor’s degree in physical education from the University of Calgary and attended the Masters of Business Administration Graduate Program at the University of Western Ontario. Mr. Knight is an avid sports enthusiast and enjoys all sports especially skiing, scuba-diving, sailing, and golfing. He also enjoys collecting, selling, and trading cars.
Douglas T. Morcom, RRP: Vice President
Mr. Morcom began working at Fairmont in 1980 and quickly moved into sales management. In the early 1980s he managed and operated several off-site offices for the Company and successfully sold timeshare properties for various other resorts. While in Mexico he and Collin Knight were approached to return to Canada to partner with the Wilder family in the timeshare-development venture at Fairmont and by 1996 they owned 100% of the company. In 1988 Mr. Morcom became a partner in Fairmont, playing an instrumental role in the re-structuring of how the Company packaged and sold its villa inventory.
A powerful motivator and inspiring mentor, Mr. Morcom has also spoken at numerous industry seminars and conferences. He is actively involved in the daily sales and management of timeshare interests of Fairmont and plays an active role in legal prospectus filings for the various properties.
Mr. Morcom is an avid golfer and is an integral participant in many charitable and industry golf tournaments.