Stelliers Announces Finalists for The Hotelier Awards

Stuart Jay Raj -

On the 3rd of July, Stelliers, the leading Hoteliers Awards platform were virtually announced its 2020 finalists

This year’s edition commenced in February with applications being welcomed from 23 different markets across Asia. A total of 20 award categories will be conferred. Every department within a hotel property, corporate office or owning company, was given the opportunity to be recognized.

Stelliers 2020 introduced a few new categories, including Sustainability Hotelier, Hygiene & Food Safety Hotelier and Owner Hotelier.

The judging panel includes Jenny Soo, Regional Director & Head of Workplace Experience Asia Pacific Corporate Solutions, JLL - Jones Lang LaSalle
Property, Christophe Laurent, Group Values Ambassador, Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, Christine Gamarra, Senior Operations Lead, Deloitte, Diane Fermin Roeder, Communications Specialist in the hospitality industry and Julia Monk, Hospitality Thought Leader, Architect & Interior Designer.

Here's the list of the finalists. All winners will be announced and celebrated during a lavish awards ceremony on the 4th of December 2020 in Macau.

GENERAL MANAGER FINALISTS

  1. Amitabh Rai, General Manager, The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore
  2. Christian Westbeld, General Manager, Raffles Hotel Singapore
  3. Haleem Lye, General Manager, Chena Huts by Uga Escapes
  4. Jason Leung, General Manager, Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel
  5. Michael Schmitt, General Manager, Waldorf Astoria Chengdu
  6. Nicholas Tse, General Manager, JW Marriott Hotel Shenzhen Bao'an
  7. Stephan Kapek, Area General Manager, China World Hotel, Beijing
  8. Sumeet Taneja, General Manager, Taj Swarna

CHEF HOTELIER FINALISTS

  1. Allister Tan, Executive Chef, InterContinental Chengdu Global Center
  2. Lucas Li, Executive Chinese Chef, Niccolo Chengdu
  3. Mieko Uozumi, Chef De Partie, Conrad Tokyo
  4. Romain Chapel, Executive Chef, Capella Shanghai
  5. Santosh Rawat, Executive Pastry Chef, JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar

CORPORATE HOTELIER FINALISTS

  1. James Mabey , MD Asia & Middle East, The Standard Hotel
  2. Roger Shing, Group Director Purchasing, Wharf Hotels Management Limited
  3. Tharaka Appuhamy, Assistant General Manager - Talent Management & Quality
    Assurance (Head of Learning & Development, Sustainability, Quality Assurance and HR
    Aspects), Aitken Spence Resorts Maldives

CONCIERGE HOTELIER FINALISTS

  1. Marupong Teerawattanaprasit, Chief Concierge, Le Meridien Chiang Mai
  2. Maryann Aboo, Chief Concierge, Island Shangri-La
  3. Ringo Chau, Chief Concierge, Kowloon Shangri-La
  4. Roslee Sukar, Historian Concierge, Raffles Hotel Singapore
  5. Suppakarn Phungbun Na Ayudhaya, Butler Manager, The Siam

CSR HOTELIER FINALISTS

  1. Ahmed Anwar, Assistant HR Manager Cum Training Manager, Adaaran Select
    Meedhupparu
  2. Piya Suntonvipart, Director of Engineering, The St. Regis Bangkok
  3. Roy Tan, General Manager, Hotel Indigo Dali Erhai
  4. Shirley Sun, Human Resources Manager, The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong
  5. Vaibhav Garg, Director of Talent & Culture, Movenpick Resort Kuredhivaru Maldives

FINANCE HOTELIER FINALISTS

  1. Christina Zhao, Director of Finance, The PuXuan Hotel and Spa
  2. Freggie Felizardo, Financial Controller, Mandarin Oriental, Macau
  3. Jolin Su, Director of Finance, Marco Polo Lingnan Tiandi Foshan
  4. Patric Lee, Director of Finance, The Murray, Hong Kong, a Niccolo Hotel
  5. Richard Wang, Director of Finance, Niccolo Chengdu

FOOD & BEVERAGE HOTELIER FINALISTS

  1. Christian Kunze, Executive Steward, Conrad Macao
  2. Lanny Lai, Director of Food and Beverage, InterContinental Chengdu Global Center
  3. Marissa D'Rozario, Manager, Beverage & Food, Aloft Bengaluru Cessna Business Park
  4. Olivier Zatka, Director of Food & Beverage, The St. Regis Hong Kong
  5. Serene Lim, Assistant Director of Food & Beverage, Raffles Hotel Singapore

FRONT OFFICE HOTELIER FINALISTS

  1. Daphne Ng, Director of Rooms, St. Regis Hong Kong
  2. Esther Evangeline Cabusao, Front Office Manager, Conrad Manila
  3. Gerald Chan, Front Office Manager, Pan Pacific Singapore
  4. Ka Fai, Peter Cheng, Front Office Manager, The Parisian Macao
  5. Rey Moraga, Front Office Manager, Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor

HOTEL MANAGER/ RESIDENT MANAGER FINALISTS

  1. Damian Tan, Hotel Manager, PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay, Singapore
  2. Hema Hariramani, Hotel Manager, The Westin Mumbai Garden City
  3. Nawee Wattanasongsuit, Hotel Manager, The Siam
  4. Sung Jin (Kevin) Song, Resident Manager, Ibis Ambassador Busan City Center (of Accor
    Group)
  5. Tusch Daroga, Hotel Manager, The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore

HOUSEKEEPING HOTELIER FINALISTS

  1. Beede Perera, Executive Housekeeper, Adaaran Prestige Vadoo
  2. Doreen You, Executive Housekeeper, Marco Polo Xiamen
  3. Kaeley Ong, Executive Housekeeper, Raffles Hotel Singapore
  4. Sally Guo, Executive Housekeeper, Niccolo Chengdu
  5. William Lau, Director of Housekeeping, Island Shangri-La

HUMAN RESOURCES HOTELIER FINALISTS

  1. Alex Ho, Assistant Director Talent Development, Wharf Hotels Management Limited
  2. Jennifer Tan, Director of Talent & Culture, Raffles Hotel Singapore
  3. Pinit Na Nakorn, Director of Talent Development, The St. Regis Bangkok
  4. Teresa Luo, Director of Human Resources, Marco Polo Changzhou
  5. Vaibhav Garg, Director of Talent & Culture, Movenpick Resort Kuredhivaru Maldives

HYGIENE & FOOD SAFETY HOTELIER FINALISTS

  1. Fiona Pan, Hygiene Manager, Marco Polo Hotel LingnanTiandi Foshan
  2. Ismail Abu Salam, Hygiene Inspector, The Ritz-Carlton Langkawi
  3. Ka Wing Orianna Wong, Hygiene Manager, The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong
  4. Regine Alao, Food Safety Representative Coordinator, Marco Polo Plaza Cebu
  5. Sum Au, Hygiene and Sanitation Manager, F&B, Island Shangri-La
    INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HOTELIER FINALISTS
  6. Inba Ezhilan, IT Manager, Bengaluru Marriott Hotel Whitefield
  7. Jerry Fu, IT Manager, Hotel Indigo Dali Erhai
  8. Narin Ubonrat, Director of Information Technology, Le Meridien Chiang Mai
  9. Pravin Pandey, IT Manager, The Westin Mumbai Garden City
  10. Sarbeswar Behera, Asst. IT Manager, Aloft Bengaluru Cessna Business Park
    MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS FINALISTS
  11. Anuja Agarwal, Marketing and Communications Manager, Indore Marriott Hotel
  12. Jesmine Hall, Director of Marketing Communications, Raffles Hotel Singapore
  13. Minh Hoang, Marketing and Communications Manager, Hotel de la Coupole -
    MGallery
  14. Samantha Poon, Director of Communications, Marco Polo Hotels - Hong Kong
  15. Upasna Madan, Assistant Director Marketing and PR, The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore
    OWNER REPRESENTATIVE FINALISTS
  16. Bernard Chin, Owner Representative, The Ritz-Carlton, Langkawi
  17. Camus Ma, Owner Representative, Hotel Indigo Dali Erhai
  18. Siddhant Chowdhary, Director/ General Manager, Ramada By Wyndham Jammu City Centre
  19. Winnie Lei, Senior Director, Investor Relations, Hoiana

SALES HOTELIER FINALISTS

  1. David Lam, Director of Commercial Strategy, Mandarin Oriental, Macau
  2. Lynette Hu, Director of Sales & Marketing, InterContinental Chengdu Global Center
  3. Nikita Gonsalves, Director of Sales & Marketing, JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar
  4. Sam Chia, Director of Sales & Marketing, The St. Regis Bangkok
  5. Sunny Fan, Director of Event Management, Kerry Hotel Hong Kong
    SOMMELIER / MIXOLOGIST HOTELIER FINALISTS
  6. Eric Li, Head Sommelier, Raffles Hotel Singapore
  7. Lenka Paidi Venkata Praveen, Executive Sommelier, Heritance Aarah
  8. Nipichthorn Junkaew, Bartender, Le Meridien Chiang Mai
  9. Siddharth Kankatala, Bartender, JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar
  10. Yohann Jousselin, Assistant Vice President, Regional Wine Program, Island Shangri-La
    SUSTAINABILITY HOTELIER FINALISTS
  11. Adam Tholhath, Education & Community Outreach Manager, Six Senses Laamu
  12. Angelica May Restrivera, Marketing Communications Executive, Conrad Manila
  13. Jacqueline Matthews, Head of Communications, The Upper House
  14. Nollada Sirisamphan, Marketing & Communications Manager, The Siam
  15. Tharaka Appuhamy, Assistant General Manager - Talent Management & Quality
    Assurance (Head of Sustainability), Heritance Aarah - Maldives
    THE UNSUNG HERO FINALISTS
  16. Eva Shi, Housekeeping Attendant, Hotel Indigo Dali Erhai
  17. Simon Foo, Director of Engineering, Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel
  18. Sukhjinder Singh, Doorman, The Westin Mumbai Garden City
  19. Vinaya Narkar, Horticulturist, The Westin Mumbai Garden City
  20. Virat Chamnarnkong, Director of Loss Prevention, The St. Regis Bangkok

WELLNESS & SPA HOTELIER FINALISTS

  1. Ravi Ranjan, Fitness Centre Manager, Taj Palace Hotel
  2. Siti Alawiya Mohd, Spa Manager, Raffles Hotel Singapore
  3. Vinaya Jadhav, Spa Manager, JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar

Partners supporting the platform this year include Nespresso, RH Contract, GHC Asia & EHL.