Darko Vranich

Darko Vranich, an entrepreneur, investor and developer, is a Croatian-born Canadian. A skilled leader and visionary, he founded and grew Vrancor Group from a single hotel property into a multimillion-dollar, multi-disciplinary business in less than 10 years. He is best known for careful strategic planning, rigorous financial management and uncompromising commitment to build, acquire and manage globally recognized branded hotels and developments.

His efforts have been acknowledged on many occasions as a recipient of numerous industry and community awards of excellence. These include “Developer of the Year” awards from both Hilton Worldwide and InterContinental Hotels Group and the Outstanding Business Achievement Award (Large Business category), Hamilton Chamber of Commerce. Over the course of Darko’s professional history, he has donated over $1.5 million to his communities. Today, he is committed to developments that will significantly boost local economies in a number of key markets throughout Ontario – the largest of which is the downtown core redevelopment of Ontario’s past and future economic powerhouse - Hamilton. But of course, as he likes to put it – his work has only just begun!