Red Resort has hired resort-industry veteran Erik Kalacis as vice president of sales and marketing. As part of Red’s executive management team, Kalacis is responsible for leading real estate and resort marketing and sales initiatives.

“I have visited mountain resorts around the world, and Red Resort, along with the community of Rossland, has a unique appeal that’s second to none,” stated Kalacis, who most recently served as director of sales and partnerships at Grouse Mountain Resorts in North Vancouver, British Columbia.

“The mountain has amazing terrain and annual snowfall, plus Red offers year-round adventure and recreation options for everyone. This is truly a hidden jewel that must be experienced to be believed. I look forward to working with the community in attracting more visitors to this special resort destination,” added Kalacis.

Red Resort President and CEO Howard Katkov commented, “Erik is the perfect fit for Red at this critical time in our development. He has all the necessary skills and expertise in order to take us to that next level of awareness locally and around the region. We’re thrilled to have him on our team,” he said.

Katkov indicated he was attracted to Kalacis because of his strong, diverse sales and marketing expertise in the destination-resort industry. To that end, Kalacis’ previous positions included president and CEO of youth marketers PEAK Productions Inc. and vice president of event properties of MASEV Communications Inc., both Canadian corporations.

Kalacis has created and directed several well-known snow-sport event properties such as the Swatch Boardercross World Tour (a.k.a. Snowboardcross) and the Saab Salomon Crossmax Series. He also worked as venue producer at the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games, where he directed Snowboard and GS Alpine Ski competitions in Park City, Utah.

Kalacis’ other industry experience includes a marketing-director position at the Canadian Ski Association (Freestyle division), participation on the Canadian National Freestyle Ski Team and a leadership role for the Canadian Olympic Freestyle Ski Team at the 1988 Calgary Olympic Winter Games. Kalacis will live in Rossland with his wife, Joan, and their three children.