Robert Hood

Robert Hood, FIH, Corporate Director, Food & Beverage, Silver Hotel Group is originally from the United Kingdom. He has been in Food & Beverage Management for over 20 years, working first in Europe for Queen's Moat House Hotels, then relocating to the United States to work for Marriott Hotels. Later, after selecting Canada as home, Mr. Hood has held management positions within ClubLink Corporation, was the Corporate F&B Manager for Atlific Hotels, and now currently with Silver Hotel Group. With a passion for both culinary and front of house food and beverage management, his commitment to the food and beverage industry, and being an innovative force in its creative process continues to be part of his life journey. The responsibilities of Mr. Hood's current position include food, beverage and culinary management, procurement, concept design, financial and creative business analysis, as well as developing strategies for the optimization of food and beverage talent and operations at the corporate and property level. Mr. Hood was educated at the Birmingham College of Food, Tourism and Creative Arts in the United Kingdom where he obtained a B-TEC HND in Hotel Management and also holds a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in Hospitality Administration from the University of Southern New Hampshire in the United States. He has been a member of the Institute of Hospitality since 1988 and in 2021 his status was elevated to a Fellow of the Institute.