CEO's Office

Rob Giason
Chief Executive Officer
Ph: (07) 4015 1201
Fax: (07) 4051 0127
rob.giason@tnq.org.au

Responsibilities:
Management of Tourism Tropical North Queensland’s (TTNQ) operations, including :-

• Strategic planning, budgeting and development
• Marketing strategic development / manage implementation
• Business development and sustainability
• Team building and individual management and staff development
• Industry relations, membership development and relationship management of stakeholders
• Industry representation to Governments and others
• Support & assistance to Directors

Contact me for:

• If you wish to discuss organisational issues

Previous tourism experience:

• Manager Griffiths Visitor Centre
• General Manager of Tourism Albury-Wodonga
• General Manager of Blue Mountains Tourism Authority
• Director of Marketing at Tourism New South Wales
• Tourism Australia – International Management Forums
• CEO of Tourism Tasmania

Rob also represents TTNQ/tourism:

• Board of the Queensland Tourism Industry Council (QTIC),
• Australian Association of Convention Bureaux (AACB),
• TNQ Alliance for Sustainable Tourism
• Advance Cairns
• Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)  Executive Board – also Chair of PATA’s Government/Destination Category Group
• Chair of the Tropical North Queensland TAFE Institute Advisory Council.  
• Member of the Queensland Regional Tourism Organisation’s group
• Fellow of the Australian Institute of Marketing

Responsibilities:

• To provide high level operational, administrative and business support and advice to the Chief Executive Officer of Tourism Tropical North Queensland (TTNQ)
• To manage the activity of TTNQ’s Research and Insights Department and support the strategic planning of TTNQ through the analysis of tourism market trends and issues.
• To facilitate communication of tourism related statistics and trends to the team at TTNQ, the tourism industry and key stakeholders.  
• To develop and maintain relationships with key research providers and stakeholders