Paul Gilley FIH, Managing Director of PJ Search & Selection and Founder and Chair of the London Hospitality Festival, won the highly coveted Institute of Hospitality’s Fellows’ Outstanding Contribution Award 2024 at last night’s Fellows’ Dinner at the Royal Air Force Club in London.
The award, introduced in 2022, recognises an individual fellow who has excelled in their role in a consistently professional manner and has given back to the Institute and the wider industry by going above and beyond. Award nominations can only be made by peers from the Institute’s College of Fellows, with the final decision made by an expert panel of industry judges.
Presenting the trophy, the Institute’s CEO Robert Richardson FIH MI confirmed: “Paul truly embodies this award. He has provided a great deal of support and service to the Institute over many years, including six years serving as a trustee on the Institute’s Board, before stepping down last month.
“As founder and chairman of the London Hospitality Festival, he has created the industry’s largest annual charity football and softball tournament, attended by thousands of hospitality people and hundreds of brands every year, raising significant amounts of money for charities, including the Institute.
Robert concluded: “Paul is a worthy winner, despite another incredible shortlist of nominees this year.”
Collecting the award Paul said: “I am so honoured to be given this Fellows Award amongst so many industry friends here at the historic Royal Air Force Club. A huge thank you to all the team at the Institute for another wonderful evening.”
Paul follows in the footsteps of last year’s winner Harry Murray MBE FIH MI.
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