John Wilson is promoted to general manager of the Westin Nova Scotian in Halifax. Wilson previously served as regional controller responsible for the Castle Rock’s six Canadian hotels, a position he will continue to hold.
Hired as an assistant controller in 1996, Wilson holds the distinction of being the hotel’s first employee. In the ensuing 20 years, his career with New Castle took him to Racine WI, as the controller of the company’s Marriott property there and to Liscomb Mills, Nova Scotia where he was general manager of the province’s Liscombe Lodge Resort & Conference Center, which New Castle manages.