The winners of the prestigious Annual ‘Hospitality Finance, Revenue Management and IT Awards of the Year 2015’ were announced 17 December in London by HOSPA – the UK’s leading educational organisation for professionals involved in Financial Management, Revenue Management and IT within the hospitality industry.
The 2015 HOSPA winners
- HOSPA Hospitality Professionals Award Winners 2015
- ‘HOSPA Hospitality Finance Professional 2015’, sponsored by BDO, was awarded to Roberto Amodei, Area Director of Finance UK and Ireland, Hyatt Hotels Corporation.
- ‘HOSPA Hospitality Revenue Management Professional 2015’, sponsored by IDeaS, was presented to Paula Daly, Revenue Team Manager, Malmaison & Hotel du Vin.
- ‘HOSPA Hospitality IT Professional 2015’, sponsored by FourteenIP, was won by Peter Anderson, Group Technical Director, Soho House and Co.
2. Recipient of the ‘HOSPA Professional Development Employer of the Year 2015’, in recognition of outstanding commitment in promoting and developing Financial Management and Revenue Management education in the hospitality industry: Principal Hayley
3. HOSPA ‘Outstanding Learner of the Year Award’ winners 2015 for the Association’s Education and Training Programmes (ETP) in Financial Management, and Revenue Management:
- ‘HOSPA Outstanding Learner of the Year in Financial Management 2015’ – based on HOSPA Education and Training Programme (ETP) combined course work and examination results, recorded in the 2015 Financial Management Education programmes – was presented to Alan Eaton, Financial Controller, Eynsham Hall Hotel at Witney, Oxfordshire
- ‘HOSPA Outstanding Learner of the Year in Revenue Management 2015’ – based on HOSPA Education and Training Programme (ETP) combined course work and examination results, recorded in the 2015 Revenue Management Education programmes – was won by Stephanie Carvell, Group Revenue Support Manager, Bespoke Hotels
In addition, the 2015 Hospitality Financial Management and Revenue Management ETP highest achieving learners, announced by HOSPA in November, were presented with their certificates and cash prizes. The winners were the learners who achieved the highest HOSPA ETP scores, based on their results in each of the HOSPA examination categories for the Financial Management and Revenue Management training programmes, completed in March 2015 and September 2015.
The HOSPA ETP 2015 Learner Award Winners
The March 2015 HOSPA Financial Management Education and Training Programme prize winners were:
- Stage 1 – Introduction to Financial Accounting: Sam Willetts, Transaction Management Assistant, Jurys Inn Birmingham
- Stage 2 – Operational Management Accounting: Olivier Wentzke, Senior Finance Assistant, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London
- Stage 3 – Strategic Management Accounting: Nina Fleischle, Assistant Director of Finance, Sheraton Zurich Hotel, Switzerland
The September 2015 HOSPA Financial Management Education and Training Programme prize winners were:
- Stage 1 – Introduction to Financial Accounting: Alan Eaton, Financial controller, Eynsham Hall Hotel at Witney, Oxfordshire
- Stage 2 – Operational Management Accounting: Sam Willetts, Transaction Management Assistant, Jurys Inn Birmingham
- Stage 3 – Strategic Management Accounting: Eva Stranakova, Accounts Department, Hotel Imperial, Vienna, Austria
The March 2015 HOSPA Revenue Management Education and Training Programme prize winners were:
- Stage 1: Introduction to Revenue Management: Stephanie Carvell, Group Revenue Support Manager, Bespoke Hotels
- Stage 2: Operational Revenue Management: Marisa Palmero, Cluster Revenue Executive, Malmaison and Hotel du Vin
The September 2015 HOSPA Revenue Management Education and Training Programme prize winners were:
- Stage1: Introduction to Revenue Management: Pankaj Khanna, Value Centre General Manager, Thistle London Heathrow Terminal 5
- Stage 2: Operational Revenue Management: Zena Carter, Revenue Manager, Farncombe Estate Holdings Ltd.
- Stage 3: Strategic Revenue Management: Rosalyn Qemalja, Conference and Events Sales Manager, Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, Nottingham-Gateway