Chris Hughes
Director, Corporate Services, Town of Banff
Chris Hughes grew up on the east coast of Canada in Nova Scotia. He graduated from Acadia University with a Bachelor of Business Administration. Upon graduation the call of he mountains brought him to Banff, AB with the intention to spend six months learning how to snowboard. Over twenty years later he still calls Banff home. His work experience includes ten years working in Leadership Development at the Banff Centre. Chris then went on to attain his CPA and joined the Town of Banff in 2008 as the Finance Officer, then the Manager of Finance and is now the Director of Corporate Services for the Town. Working for a municipality in a National Park with four million visitors a year brings a lot of unique challenges, but also comes with a lot of unique benefits.
When Chris isn’t working, he likes to spend time with his wife, two children and his dog. He coaches his son’s hockey team and is the president of Banff Minor Hockey. He still loves to snowboard in the winter and is an avid trail runner in the summer.
Chris Hughes grew up on the east coast of Canada in Nova Scotia. He graduated from Acadia University with a Bachelor of Business Administration. Upon graduation the call of he mountains brought him to Banff, AB with the intention to spend six months learning how to snowboard. Over twenty years later he still calls Banff home. His work experience includes ten years working in Leadership Development at the Banff Centre. Chris then went on to attain his CPA and joined the Town of Banff in 2008 as the Finance Officer, then the Manager of Finance and is now the Director of Corporate Services for the Town. Working for a municipality in a National Park with four million visitors a year brings a lot of unique challenges, but also comes with a lot of unique benefits.
When Chris isn’t working, he likes to spend time with his wife, two children and his dog. He coaches his son’s hockey team and is the president of Banff Minor Hockey. He still loves to snowboard in the winter and is an avid trail runner in the summer.
