Bob Doak Receives Career Achievement Award

2016 Tennessee Tourism Professional Of The Year

  • Friday, September 23, 2016
Bob & Darlene Doak at the Stars of the Industry Award Gala held in Chattanooga, where he received the Tennessee Tourism Professional of the Year award
Bob & Darlene Doak at the Stars of the Industry Award Gala held in Chattanooga, where he received the Tennessee Tourism Professional of the Year award

The Tennessee Hospitality & Tourism Association honored Bob Doak, president and chief executive officer of the Chattanooga Convention & Visitors Bureau, with the 2016 Tennessee Tourism Professional of the Year Award. The Stars of the Industry Awards gala was held Thursday at the Chattanooga Convention Center during the Tennessee Governor’s Conference on Hospitality & Tourism. 

The awards are presented to individuals and companies whose commitment to hospitality and tourism have improved the overall industry statewide and have allowed the industry to “wow” guests on a daily basis. The recipients epitomize the true spirit of hospitality that makes Tennessee a great place to live, work and play, said officials. 

Mr. Doak has spent more than 30 years working in the hospitality and tourism industry. Because of his experience, he was named president and chief executive officer of the Chattanooga CVB in 2002. 

As the CVB head, Mr. Doak directs the efforts of the $8 million organization that focuses on increasing the economic impact to Hamilton County by marketing the area to potential tourists, meeting planners and sporting-event organizers. The economic impact of tourism has doubled during Mr. Doak’s 14-year tenure at the CVB. The latest tourism statistics show that visitors spent more than $1 billion in Hamilton County which supports 7,500 full-time jobs in the tourism industry. 

He was recently named one of the most “influential business leaders” in Chattanooga by CityScope magazine.  

Mr. Doak serves as a board member for numerous civic organizations including ArtsBuild of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, Chattanooga Hospitality Association, Chattanooga Sports Committee, Governor Bill Haslam’s Tennessee Tourism Committee, Thrive 2055 and the UTC Chancellor’s Roundtable. Doak is a member of multiple organizations including the U.S. Travel Association and the Downtown Chattanooga Rotary Club. 

Mr. Doak is a graduate of Florida State University. He has been a resident of Chattanooga for 33 years and happily married to Darlene for 27 of them.

 

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