A trio of new senior executives are arriving into leadership roles at Great Gulf Group, including two C-suite positions and a division president. Corinne Pruzanski has been named chief legal officer; Kristopher Wojtecki becomes chief operating officer; and Jay Wong will serve as the inaugural president overseeing Great Gulf’s portfolio of resort developments.
“Jay, Corinne and Kris will play essential roles driving forward the founders’ multi asset class development,” says Bill Tresham, Great Gulf’s executive chairman and interim chief executive officer.
Pruzanski joins the company following more than a decade’s experience as general counsel for Canadian Apartment Properties REIT, and will be succeeding Tom Griffiths who is leaving Great Gulf at the end of 2023. She was previously a partner with law firm, Stikeman Elliott LLP, and brings expertise in mergers, acquisitions and capital markets transactions in the commercial, multifamily and hospitality sectors.
“I’m very excited to be joining a company with a remarkable track record and diversity of investments,” Pruzanski says.
Wojtecki was previously managing director, real estate investments, with the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) where he was responsible for asset management, investment strategy and transactions for PSP’s portfolio in the Americas. In his new role, he will oversee Great Gulf’s growth strategy, encompassing capital formation, portfolio management and fostering the company’s culture and profile.
“I am eager to contribute to Great Gulf’s growth by harnessing the combined expertise of our team to focus on our pipeline of incredible projects and strategic partnerships and acquisitions in the United States and Canada,” he affirms.
Wong most recently was executive vice president, operations and member experience, for the members-only luxury travel club, Exclusive Resorts. He has also held decision-making roles with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and Starwood Hotels and Resorts. At Great Gulf, he’ll be responsible for a master-planned ski village and resort currently in development in Vermont, along with Great Gulf’s Ontario-based resorts on Lake Muskoka and in Collingwood.
“There are countless opportunities to elevate this segment through ambitious, mixed-use projects infused with creative, dynamic programming. I’m thrilled to be joining Great Gulf for this next era of growth,” Wong notes.
