Bruce Robertson

Bruce has been the nominee of HANZ as the Liquor representative on the HSI Board since 1995 and was part of the team which led the restructuring of the Hotel Industry Training Board to its current form, the Hospitality Standards Institute. Bruce was Chairman for five years from 1997 to 2002 and is currently serving as Deputy Chair. Bruce has a strong commitment to industry training believing that training is a key ingredient to improve business productivity and profitability.

He has been Chief Executive of the Hospitality Association since 1995. The Hospitality Association represents over 2,300 members operating in the hospitality industry.The Association provides a wide range of services and benefits ranging from extensive employment and liquor licensing advice to significant buying benefits. Lobbying government at local and national level is a high priority on all issues impacting on the business of hospitality.

In 2005 Bruce was elected to the Board of the Industry Training Federation, which represents the collective interests of all Industry Training Organisations.