THE CURIOSITY OF CHANGE

Our speaker today is the President of the Denver Rotary Club (Denver 31) and has enjoyed an amazing career - all of which he shares in the context of his topic today: The Curiosity of Change.

From Denver 31's website: André has been very active in Denver Rotary since joining our Club almost over 14 years ago. He served on our Club Board of Directors in 2007-10, having held the position of 1st VP in 2008-09. In 2011, Andre chaired our Centennial Committee and our Program Committee in 2006-07. He continues to be actively involved with Programs, as well as our Membership Committee. In addition to being a regular supporter of our Club’s fundraisers, Andre is a Fellow of both our Foundations.

In 2011, he was honored as our Club’s Rotarian of the Year. Having left his native Argentina in the early 70’s, André has enjoyed over 38 years in the hospitality industry, beginning with various trainee positions in renown hotels in Hamburg and Paris. The last 14 years were spent as the CEO & General Manager of the Denver Athletic Club. He is currently launching a new venture as a Public Speaker and consultant. Our Club had the pleasure of having Andre speak to us several months ago about “Seeing the World Differently: Guide Dogs for the Blind”, as well as in 2004, sharing his experience on the road to becoming a proud citizen of the United States.

André brings substantial business and board experience to Denver Rotary, having served on the Board of the Denver Chamber Foundation, Visit Denver Foundation, as well as the Board of The Downtown Partnership. He also served as Chairman of the Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau’s Foundation and President of Skal Club Colorado. He has served on the Boards of the Colorado Lodging Association, the Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Denver Urban league and the Metro Denver Hotel Association.