HOSPA Award winners for 2012
HOSPA has announced the winners of its annual Hospitality Finance, Revenue Management and IT Awards for 2012 at its Christmas Awards Luncheon – held at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London.
1. HOSPA Hospitality Professionals Award Winners 2012
- Hospitality Finance Professional 2012, sponsored by PKF – Adolf Schauer, Financial Controller, The Cavendish London
- Hospitality Revenue Management Professional 2012, sponsored by Infor – Clinton Campbell, Group Revenue Manager, Apex Hotels
- Hospitality IT Professional 2012, sponsored by FourteenIP – Kate Roberts, Senior Director Information Resources Central Services, Marriott Hotels
2. HOSPA Company Commitment to Professional Development Award Winners 2012
- Corporate Employer of the Year 2012 – Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants
- SME Employer of the Year 2012 – St. Ermin’s Hotel, London – part of MGallery Collection of memorable hotels by Accor
3. Special HOSPA Award for Outstanding Services to BAHA and its Successor HOSPA
- Mark Lightbound, Director of Finance at Coombe Abbey Hotel, near Coventry, and Lumley Castle Hotel, near Durham (both part of the No Ordinary Hotel Group), who is retiring from his voluntary role as BAHA then HOSPA Treasurer after eighteen years loyal and devoted service to the Association in this role.
4. HOSPA Student Award Winners 2012
- HOSPA Outstanding Student of the Year 2012 – based on HOSPA Education and Training Programme (ETP) examination results 2011/12 recorded in both the Finance and Revenue Management Education programmes – was won by Jolanta Pieczulis, Finance Graduate Manager at Jurys Inn Birmingham. Jolanta also won a cash prize and certificate for best performance in the February 2012 HOSPA ETP examinations in Financial Management for Stage 1: Introduction to Financial Accounting
Cash prizes and certificates were awarded to the top HOSPA ETP students, based on their results in each of the HOSPA examination categories for the Financial Management and Revenue Management training programmes, taken in both September 2011 and February 2012.
The September 2011 HOSPA Financial Management Education Programme examination prize winners:
- Stage 1 – Introduction to Financial Accounting: Stephanie Quinto, Financial Executive , Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Dubai
- Stage 2 – Operational Management Accounting: Sarah Kundi, Accounts Assistant, Brown’s Hotel, London
- Stage 3 – Strategic Management Accounting: Elena Popova, Audit Associate, Deloitte
The February 2012 HOSPA Financial Management Education Programme examination prize winners:
- Stage 1 – Introduction to Financial Accounting: Jolanta Pieczulis, Finance Graduate Manager at Jurys Inn Birmingham
- Stage 2 – Operational Management Accounting: Judith Marx, Finance Futura Trainee, Sheraton Amsterdam Airport and Hotel Pulitzer
- Stage 3 – Strategic Management Accounting: Sarah Kundi, Accounts Assistant, Brown’s Hotel, London
The September 2011 HOSPA Revenue Management Education Programme examination prize winners:
- Stage 1: Introduction to Revenue Management: Christina Willey, Regional Revenue Manager North West ,Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants
The February 2012 HOSPA Revenue Management Education Programme examination prize winners:
- Stage1: Introduction to Revenue Management: Emma Smith, Central Revenue Manager, Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants
- Stage 2: Operational Revenue Management: Christina Willey, Regional Revenue Manager North West ,Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants
In 2011, HOSPA – which has provided the industry specific, hospitality focused programme in Financial Management for over 23 years – introduced a similar programme for Revenue Management; and 2012 is, therefore, the first year the student Revenue Management ETP awards have been made