The Club Committee
The Dunkeld House Lodges Club was formed in 1988 by the Founder Member, who at that time was Stakis plc. All new owners are issued with an Holiday Certificate and are automatically admitted as members.
The Club is administered by a Club Committee whose role is to over-see all operational aspects of the Club and to ensure the high standard of the lodges is maintained. The Club Constitution defines the formal regulation of the club and describes the roles and responsibilities of relevant parties. A copy can be accessed via the Owners Only pages.
The Club committee has the power to appoint a Management Company who are contracted to manage the lodges. The current management contract is with Hilton International Grand Vacations Company (HIGVC)
The Club committee comprises three elected owner representatives and two representatives of the Founder Member. In addition, the Club committee appoints a Club secretary and may also co-opt additional members to fulfil specific roles.
The current incumbents are as follows:
Owners Representatives
Peter Gordon (Chairman) (left) lives in Hertfordshire, a qualified accountant with 50 years business experience managing companies and factories in nearly twenty countries, mainly in software, technology, and defence electronics. Now retired, Peter owns 5 weeks at Dunkeld. He has been a member of the Management Committee since being co-opted in September 1996.
Ron Shepherd (right) is a retired General Practitioner from Aberdeen, who has been an owner since 1989. He owns Lodge 2 (week 20) and Lodge 9 (week 34). He has served on the management committee for 19 years.
Colin Norrie was elected in 2011. Trained in Aberdeen, Colin started his career in construction, being in charge of a number of sites in Cheshire. Due to family circumstances he diversified into catering, mainly fast food. With this background he joined the Design Team for Waverley Market Shopping Centre in Edinburgh, managing it on completion. He then moved to the same job with Princess Square in Glasgow, until it too was running successfully. This was followed by the new post of Town Centre Manager in Hamilton and then Project Manager for a Shopping Centre in Rochdale. This led to managing a series of other Shopping Centres, laterally encompassing other commercial and residential developments until he retired.
Founder Member Representatives
There are two HIGVC appointed committee members: Michael Coletta (Finance Director for HIGVC) and Margaret Cameron (HIGVC Dunkeld Lodge & Estate Manager).
Michael Coletta started his career with the company over 15 years ago as a management accountant responsible for all of the Stakis Hotels in Scotland. After 6 years he moved into the time ownership side of the business on a full time basis.
He has served on the Dunkeld committee as the founder member representative for 13 years and was also the club secretary for 6 of those. He is based at the HIGVC headquarters in the Hilton Craigendarroch Resort and serves on all of the committees of the clubs that Hilton manage.
His role on all of the committees is to provide an Hilton Executive presence to ensure that the Management Contract is being operated correctly. This role allows him to bring to all of the committees ideas and innovations that other clubs have developed, which is of great benefit to each resort. He is an enthusiastic time ownership operator and believes that standards can and should always be improved.
The local administration and maintenance of the Lodges at Dunkeld is the responsibility of Mrs. Margaret Cameron (right) who manages the entire process from checking-in through to departure, as well as ensuring your lodge is in pristine condition for your stay. Margaret is located in the Sales Office close to Lodges 18 - 22.
Honorary Secretary
The Honorary Secretary is Marion Davidson. Marion is a retired teacher from East Kilbride who has just recently demitted office as National Chairman of the Scottish Women’s Rural Institutes.
Walking is one of her great pleasures and pastimes and she really looks forward to long, leisurely walks in the Dunkeld area when she visits my lodge in the early spring. She adds, “It gives me great pleasure to serve on the committee as Honorary Secretary.”.
Co-opted Owner Representatives
Additional representatives can be co-opted on to the Management Committee for specific short term purposes, but have do not have voting rights on issues raised: this year they are Gerry Condron, Bob Gregor and Roy Vickers.
Bob Gregor MBE and wife Ada have been owners of two Phase 1 lodges since they were built in 1988. Bob acted as Secretary to the Management Committee from 1999 until 2011. Retired as a Director and Secretary General of National and International Rural Youth Organisations, Bob is currently Chairman of the Royal Overseas League in Edinburgh and member of a number of International Trusts and Foundations.
Roy Vickers is now retired from his position as chairman of a national distribution company and director of procurement and property management. Roy has been a lodge owner for 18 years, owning lodge 18 (weeks 22 and 23), lodge 16 (week 31) and lodge 15 (week 35) Roy was co-opted on to the Management Committee in 2004 and elected as a full member in 2008.
Gerry (left) is a retired business consultant from Largs, and an owner since 2000. He owns lodge 15 (week 2) and lodge 16 (week 17). Gerry was co-opted onto the Management Committee primarily to help set up the new web site.
The Club committee meets at least 3 times per year. The agenda will typically include financials, refurbishment, owner feedback and resort developments. The general manager of Hilton Dunkeld House Hotel (currently Mr John McLaughlin) is invited to attend the meeting to update the committee on hotel developments.
The Annual General Meeting of the Club is held in May or June each year. All owners are formally notified of the meeting and are encouraged to attend and participate. At the AGM, an owner representative will be elected to join the Club committee. All candidates for election must supply their CV to the club secretary and must have a proposer and seconder who must also be members of the club. The deadline for such nominations is advised to the membership when the Chairman sends out his annual address with the maintenance fee.
Meetings
The Management Committee meets 4 times per year at Dunkeld. The meetings cover various topics including – finances, refurbishment, owner feedback, Hotel and Resort developments etc. Although the powers of the committee do not extend to the operational running of the hotel and it’s facilities. In addition, the Management Committee is responsible for setting the annual fees and maintenance charges on behalf of Lodge Owners.
In addition, the Management Committee may appoint sub-committees as necessary for specific short-term purposes, and delegate powers to that sub-committee.
The Annual General Meeting is held in May or June each year. This meeting is open to all lodge owners and is an excellent opportunity to meet fellow lodge owners and to contribute to the proceedings. Subjects covered include:
- Financials
- Refurbishment
- Resort developments
- Election of office-bearers (where appropriate)
- Owners’ feedback and comments