The winners of the Annual ‘Hospitality Finance, Revenue Management and IT Awards of the Year 2013’ have been announced by HOSPA – the UK’s leading educational organisation for professionals involved in Financial Management, Revenue Management and IT within the hospitality industry.
The 2013 HOSPA Winners
1. HOSPA Hospitality Professionals Award Winners 2013
- Hospitality Finance Professional 2013, sponsored by BDO, was awarded to Carole Taylor, Group Financial Controller, Puma Hotels Collection
- Hospitality Revenue Management Professional 2013, sponsored by Infor EasyRMS, was presented to Justine Sanderson, Director of Revenue Management, Rocco Forte Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh.
- Hospitality IT Professional 2013, sponsored by FourteenIP, was won by Andrew Jacques, IT Director, Apex Hotels.
2. HOSPA Company Commitment to Professional Development Award Winners 2013
- HOSPA Financial Management Employer of the Year 2013 was won by Jurys Inns
- HOSPA Revenue Management Employer of the Year 2013 was presented to De Vere Venues
3. HOSPA ‘Overall Student of the Year’ Award Winners 2013 for the Association’s Education and Training Programmes in Financial Management, and Revenue Management
- ‘HOSPA Outstanding Student of the Year in Financial Management 2013’ was won by Chinthaka Periyapperuma, Assistant Finance Manager, Jumeirah Madinat, Dubai.
- ‘HOSPA Outstanding Student of the Year in Revenue Management 2013’ was presented to James Field, Regional Revenue Executive – London, Whitbread.
4. HOSPA 2013 Student Award Winners
Cash prizes and certificates were given 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 2012 and March 2013.
The September 2012 HOSPA Financial Management Education Programme examination prize winners were:
- Stage 1 – Introduction to Financial Accounting: Chinthaka Periyapperuma, Assistant Finance Manager, Jumeirah Madinat, Dubai
- Stage 2 – Operational Management Accounting: Jolanta Pieczulis, Finance Graduate: Manager, Jurys Inns
- Stage 3 – Strategic Management Accounting: Gemma Gowers, Finance Director, Yotel
The March 2013 HOSPA Financial Management Education Programme examination prize winners were:
- Stage 1 – Introduction to Financial Accounting: Roisin Carty, Assistant Director of Finance, InterContinental London Park Lane
- Stage 2 – Operational Management Accounting: Nina Fleischle, Assistant Director of Finance, Le Meridien Parkhotel, Frankfurt
- Stage 3 – Strategic Management Accounting: Jolanta Pieczulis, Finance Graduate: Manager, Jurys Inns
The September 2012 HOSPA Revenue Management Education Programme examination prize winners were:
- Stage 1: Introduction to Revenue Management: Jayne Nicolson, Group Revenue Manager, Portland Hotels
- Stage 2: Operational Revenue Management: Tania Mitchell, Regional Revenue Manager, Whitbread
- Stage 3: Strategic Revenue Management: Emma Smith, Performance Improvement Manager, Whitbread
The March 2013 HOSPA Revenue Management Education Programme examination prize winners were:
- Stage1: Introduction to Revenue Management: James Field, Regional Revenue Executive – London, Whitbread
- Stage 2: Operational Revenue Management: Suzanne Holmes, Senior Lecturer, Highbury College, Portsmouth
- Stage 3: Strategic Revenue Management: Min Mickevicius, Rooms Manager, The George in Rye, Sussex.