The Top 20 extraordinary minds within sales marketing and technology in Europe’s travel and hospitality industry were named at the HSMAI Europe Awards at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower in London on Tuesday 4 February.
The 2014 Top 20 recipients are judged by a panel of senior executives for their recent work based on the following criteria: creativity and innovation; cutting edge sales marketing revenue and technology campaigns; achievement in challenging situations; and sales efforts that resulted in significant gains.
“The Top 20 will become our annual hot list that celebrates the sales marketing and technology leaders and innovators in our industry” says Ingunn Hofseth president of HSMAI Europe continuing:
“The creative strategies passionate dedication and sharp intelligence of these professionals have not only grown the business within their organisations but have also truly raised the bar for the hospitality industry as a whole.”
Admirable minds
“The judging of TOP 20 list of extraordinary minds is difficult because there were so many factors to consider and attend to not to mention many excellent candidates. We were looking for the extraordinary persons that have created a significant result for the company but also created an example for everyone to live up to. I admire these individuals and what they have acheived” says chairman of the jury professor dr. Bí«rd Tronvoll.
See presentation of the winners followed by a presentation of the judges below video clip.
1 | David Doctor | Vice President Western Europe Middle East and Africa at Amadeus IT Group | Madrid Area Spain |
2 | Niklas Andrí©en | GroupæViceæPresidentæand Managing Director – Global Hospitality Car & Partner Marketing at Travelport | Stockholm Sweden |
3 | Jens Thraenhart | Co-Founder at Dragon Trail & TripShow.com / Founder at Digital Innovation Asia (DIA) | Germany |
4 | Eivind Roald | Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing at SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) | Oslo Area Norway |
5 | Christopher E. Bates CRME | COO at Hall St. and Owner of Enrich Revenue | Barcelona Area Spain |
6 | Frederic Savoye | Regional Director of Revenue Western & Southern Europe at Hilton Worldwide | Barcelona Area Spain |
7 | Suzie Wotton | ViceæPresidentæofæMarketingæatæRedæCarnationæHotels | London United Kingdom |
8 | Brannon Winn | VP Business Development – EMEA at Sabre Hospitality Solutions | The Netherlands |
9 | Sally Beck | HotelæManageræatæLancasteræLondonæhotel | London United Kingdom |
10 | Reto Gurtner | Chairman/CEOæatæWeisseæArenaæGruppe | Saint Gallen Area Switzerland |
11 | Dr Des O’Mahony | Founder & CeoBookassist.com Ireland (Head Office) | Ireland |
12 | Siri Líining Kolderup | Head of Communications at The Thief Oslo | Norway |
13 | Jeff Karlson | Group Vice President at Passkey | London United Kingdom |
14 | Alex Muttscheller | Director of Distribution and Data ManagementKempinski Hotels | Switzerland |
15 | Francis Bertrand | Vice President Ventes Internationales – Mí_venpick Hotels & Resorts | France |
16 | Chris Cooper | Group Director ofæRevenueæat Rocco Forte Hotels | London |
17 | Carl Oldsberg | æVP Revenue & Distribution Nordic Hoice Hotels | Sweden |
18 | Thomas Bieger | Prof. Dr.President Professor of Management with special focus on the Tourist Industry | Switzerland |
19 | MatthewæPancaldi | Director of Sales Europe & Asia HRG | UK |
20 | Erik Munoz | Executive Director Strategic Sales & Global Partnership SiteMinder | London United Kingdom |