Black Diamond Group’s Leilani Latimer Named a "Director to Watch"

Black Diamond Group recognizes Board Director Leilani Latimer, who was named to the Directors to Watch 2026: Small Cap Companies list by Directors & Boards magazine. This distinction highlights influential leaders advancing governance excellence across corporate North America and reflects the caliber of leadership contributing to the Company’s continued growth.
 

Governance Aligned with Performance

In complex and rapidly evolving operating environments, effective governance plays a critical role in delivering consistent performance. Ms. Latimer brings more than two decades of global executive experience, along with NACD certification, to her role on the Board.

Her perspective supports the discipline, oversight, and strategic clarity required to operate across diverse markets and challenging conditions – reinforcing the reliability and consistency that customers and stakeholders expect.

 

Experience That Strengthens Strategic Execution

Ms. Latimer’s background spans B2B, SaaS, and enterprise technology, with leadership roles at Sabre, Zephyr Health, Earlens, and Fair Trade USA; and Board roles at Black Diamond Group, Sedex and Narratize. Her career has focused on scaling organizations, driving transformation, and expanding into global markets. 

At Black Diamond Group, the Board provides strong governance oversight, and drawing on this breadth of experience and maintaining a clear focus on emerging technologies to guide the Company’s long-term strategy.

As the Company continues to expand its turnkey workforce accommodation, modular space solutions, and B2B travel management solutions, this perspective helps ensure growth is both deliberate and sustainable. It is foundational to how we approach opportunity, particularly in the development of LodgeLink – our B2B digital platform designed to simplify complex workforce travel.
 

Oversight in an Era of Technology and Change

As Chair of the AI and Cyber Security Committee and a member of the Audit Committee, Ms. Latimer, alongside the Board, provides strategic oversight as the Company investments in emerging technologies that support the AI strategy – ensuring alignment with long-term objectives, disciplined capital allocation, and a strong focus on governance and risk management.

“Emerging technologies like AI are requiring organizations to rethink governance across people, processes, and systems,” said Leilani Latimer, Black Diamond Group, Board Director. “Boards today are navigating new questions about disruption, capital allocation, workforce evolution, and risk. The real challenge is not the technology itself, but aligning purpose, culture, and leadership to adapt. Effective governance means putting the right frameworks in place to scale innovation responsibly while ensuring the systems that define the organization evolve with it.”
 

Leadership Focused on Long-Term Value

“At Black Diamond, we believe strong governance, effective leadership and perhaps most importantly, a culture of integrity, diversity and high performance, are foundational to the growth and continued success of our Company – having the right governance framework is foundational,” said Trevor Haynes, Chairman & CEO. 

Ms. Latimer’s recognition as a Director to Watch reflects the importance of experienced, forward-looking leadership in navigating complexity and supporting sustained performance. 

Congratulations, Leilani!