Dana Gain cruises over to ACV

Air Canada Vacations has appointed Dana Gain to the role of senior director sales, groups and partnerships effective April 23, 2018.

In her new role, Gain will be responsible for the development of the national sales strategy, as well as supporting and growing all the B2B lines of business and increasing distribution channels. She will also continue to forge strategic partnerships and will manage all partnership agreements.

Gain, who was featured in the November 2017 edition of PAX magazine, joins Air Canada Vacations from Norwegian Cruise Line, where she oversaw all aspects of their sales and marketing strategy, as well as aggressively grew the number of guests sourced from the Canadian trade market. She brings 28 years of experience in new global business development, national sales force leadership, and global market expansion.

"I'm looking forward to the challenge and to working with a group of highly-talented individuals," Gain told PAX.

“Dana has a keen understanding of the industry and a proven track record of strategic leadership to deliver on ambitious goals,” said Nino Montagnese, Managing Director at Air Canada Vacations. “We’re very happy to welcome Dana to the Air Canada Vacations senior team.”

Gain will report to directly to Nino Montagnese and will be based out of Air Canada Vacations’ Mississauga, Ontario office.

Reporting to Gain will be:

• Marigold Fortuna – general manager, sales - Western Canada
• Monique Lalonde – general manager, sales and national accounts
• Guy Marchand – general manager, sales - Quebec;
• Christine Faulkner – manager, inside sales and planning
• Sophie Kazaz – director, group travel and partnerships.