Mr Pahl, who left his position as chief executive for Destination Queenstown in September 2009, told the Queenstown Times he was now in a full-time position as sales and marketing executive consultant, based in Brisbane.
Mr Pahl said he would be in Queenstown on a regular basis.
He was back in town recently to oversee the filming of television commercials for the Oaks Group, and partly to sign a sponsorship agreement with the Winter Festival, which the hotel chain will support as a silver sponsor for the next three years.
