f i n a l i s t s 2020 FINALISTS - g e n e r a l m a n ag e r - of the year 2020 a m i t a b h r a i General Manager The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore, India c h r i s t i a n w e s t b e l d General Manager Raffles Hotel Singapore h a l e e m l y e General Manager Chena Huts by Uga Escapes, Sri Lanka j a s o n l e u n g General Manager Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel FINALISTS - g e n e r a l m a n ag e r - of the year 2020 m i c h a e l s c h m i t t General Manager Waldorf Astoria Chengdu, Mainland China n i c h o l a s t s e General Manager JW Marriott Hotel Shenzhen Bao'an, Mainland China s t e p h a n k a p e k Area General Manager China World Hotel, Beijing, Mainland China s u m e e t t a n e j a General Manager Taj Swarna, India F I N A L I S t S - c o r p o r at e - hotelier of the year 2020 james mabey MD Asia & Middle East The Standard Hotel, Thailand roger shing Group DireCtor PurChasing Wharf Hotels Management Limited, Philippines, Mainland China and Hong Kong tharaKa appuhamy Assistant General Manager - Talent Management & Quality AssuranCe (Head of Learning & Development, Sustainability, Quality AssuranCe and HR AspeCts) Aitken SpenCe Resorts Maldives FINALISTS - c h e f - hotelier of the year 2020 allister tan Executive Chef Intercontinental Chengdu Global Center, Mainland China l u c a s l i Executive Chinese Chef Niccolo Chengdu, Mainland China mieko uozumi Chef De Partie Conrad Tokyo, Japan romain chapel Executive Chef Capella Shanghai, Mainland China santosh rawat Executive Pastry Chef JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar, India FINALISTS - c o n c i e r g e - hotelier of the year 2020 m a r u p o n g teerawattanaprasit Chief Concierge Le Meridien Chiang Mai, Thailand m a r y a n n a b o o Chief Concierge Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong r i n g o c h a u Chief Concierge Kowloon Shangri-La, Hong Kong roslee sukar Historian Concierge Raffles Hotel Singapore s u p p a k a r n p h u n g b u n n a a y u d h a y a Butler Manager The Siam, Thailand FINALISTS - c s r - hotelier of the year 2020 ahmed anwar Assistant HR Manager Cum Training Manager Adaaran Select Meedhupparu, Maldives piya suntonvipart Director of Engineering The St.Regis Bangkok, Thailand r o y t a n General Manager Hotel Indigo Dali Erhai, Mainland China shirley sun Human Resources Manager The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong, Mainland China vaibhav garg Director of Talent & Culture Movenpick Resort Kuredhivaru Maldives FINALISTS - f i n a n c e - hotelier of the year 2020 christina zhao Director of Finance The PuXuan Hotel and Spa, Mainland China freggie felizardo Financial Controller Mandarin Oriental, Macau j o l i n s u Director of Finance Marco Polo Lingnan Tiandi Foshan, Mainland China p a t r i c l e e Director of Finance The Murray, Hong Kong, a Niccolo Hotel r i c h a r d w a n g Director of Finance Niccolo Chengdu, Mainland China FINALISTS - food & beverage - hotelier of the year 2020 c h r i s t i a n k u n z e Executive Steward Conrad Macao l a n n y l a i Director of Food and Beverage Intercontinental Chengdu Global Center, Mainland China m a r i s s a d ' r o z a r i o Manager, Beverage & Food Aloft Bengaluru Cessna Business Park, India o l i v i e r z a t k a Director of Food & Beverage The St. Regis Hong Kong s e r e n e l i m Assistant Director of Food & Beverage Raffles Hotel Singapore FINALISTS - f r o n t o f f i c e - hotelier of the year 2020 d a p h n e n g Director of Rooms St. Regis Hong Kong e s t h e r e v a n g e l i n e c a b u s a o Front Office Manager Conrad Manila, Philippines g e r a l d c h a n Front Office Manager Pan Pacific Singapore k a f a i , p e t e r c h e n g Front Office Manager The Parisian Macao r e y m o r a g a Front Office Manager Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor, Cambodia FINALISTS - hotel manager/resident manager- of the year 2020 d a m i a n t a n Hotel Manager PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay, Singapore h e m a h a r i r a m a n i Hotel Manager The Westin Mumbai Garden City, India nawee wattanasongsuit Hotel Manager The Siam, Thailand sung jin (kevin) song Resident Manager Ibis Ambassador Busan City Center (of Accor Group), South Korea t u s c h d a r o g a Hotel Manager The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore, India FINALISTS - h o u s e k e e p i n g - hotelier of the year 2020 b e e d e p e r e r a Executive Housekeeper Adaaran Prestige Vadoo, Maldives d o r e e n y o u Executive Housekeeper Marco Polo Xiamen, Mainland China k a e l e y o n g Executive Housekeeper Raffles Hotel Singapore s a l l y g u o Executive Housekeeper Niccolo Chengdu, Mainland China w i l l i a m l a u Director of Housekeeping Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong FINALISTS - Human resources - Hotelier of tHe year 2020 a l e x H o Assistant Director Talent Development Wharf Hotels Management Limited, Philippines, Mainland China and Hong Kong j e n n i f e r t a n Director of Talent & Culture Raffles Hotel Singapore p i n i t n a n a k o r n Director of Talent Development The St. Regis Bangkok, Thailand t e r e s a l u o Director of Human Resources Marco Polo Changzhou, Mainland China v a i b H a v g a r g Director of Talent & Culture Movenpick Resort Kuredhivaru Maldives FINALISTS - hygiene & food safety - hotelier of the year 2020 ismail abu salam Hygiene Inspector The Ritz-Carlton Langkawi, Malaysia ka wing orianna wong Hygiene Manager The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong regine alao Food Safety Representative Coordinator Maco Polo Plaza Cebu, Philippines s u m a u Hygiene and Sanitation Manager, F&B Island Shangri-La Hong Kong FINALISTS - information technology - hotelier of the year 2020 i n b a e z h i l a n IT Manager Bengaluru Marriott Hotel Whitefield, India j e r r y f u IT Manager Hotel Indigo Dali Erhai, Mainland China n a r i n u b o n r a t Director of Information Technology, Le Meridien Chiang Mai, Thailand p r a v i n p a n d e y IT Manager The Westin Mumbai Garden City, India s a r b e s w a r b e h e r a Asst. IT Manager Aloft Bengaluru Cessna Business Park, India FINALISTS - marketing & communications - hotelier of the year 2020 a n u j a a g a r w a l Marketing and Communications Manager Indore Marriott Hotel, India j e s m i n e h a l l Director of Marketing Communications Raffles Hotel Singapore m i n h h o a n g Marketing and Communications Manager Hotel de la Coupole - MGallery, Vietnam s a m a n t h a p o o n Director of Communications Marco Polo Hotels - Hong Kong u p a s n a m a D a n Assistant Director Marketing and PR The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore, India FINALISTS - o w n e r - of the year 2020 bernard chin Owner Represenative The Ritz-Carlton Langkawi, Malaysia c a m u s m a Owner Representative Hotel Indigo Dali Erhai, Mainland China siddhant chowdhary Director/General Manager Ramada By Wyndham Jammu City Centre, India w i n n i e l e i Senior Director, Investor Relations Hoiana, Philippines, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Macau FINALISTS - s a l e s - hotelier of the year 2020 d a v i d l a m Director of Commercial Strategy Mandarin oriental, Macau l y n e t t e h u Director of Sales & Marketing Intercontinental Chengdu Global Center, Mainland China n i k i t a g o n s a l v e s Director of Sales & Marketing JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar, India s a m c h i a Director of Sales & Marketing The St. Regis Bangkok, Thailand s u n n y f a n Director of Event Management Kerry Hotel Hong Kong FINALISTS - sommelier & mixologist - of the year 2020 e r i c l i Head Sommelier Raffles Hotel Singapore l e n k a p a i d i v e n k a t a p r a v e e n Executive Sommelier Heritance Aarah, Maldives n i p i c h t h o r n j u n k a e w bartender Le Meridien Chiang Mai, Thailand s i d d h a r t h k a n k a t a l a bartender JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar, India y o h a n n j o u s s e l i n Assistant Vice President, Regional Wine Program Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong FINALISTS - s u s ta i n a b i l i t y - hotelier of the year 2020 a d a m t h o l h a t h Education & Community Outreach Manager Six Senses Laamu, Maldives a n g e l i c a m a y r e s t r i v e r a Marketing Communications Executive Conrad Manila, Philippines j a c q u e l i n e m a t t h e w s Head of Communications The Upper House, Hong Kong n o l l a d a s i r i s a m p h a n Marketing & Communications Manager The Siam, Thailand t h a r a k a a p p u h a m y Assistant General Manager - Talent Management & Quality Assurance (Head of Sustainability) Heritance Aarah - Maldives FINALISTS - u n s u n g h e r o - of the year 2020 e v a s h i Housekeeping Attendant Hotel Indigo Dali Erhai, Mainland China s i m o n f o o Director of Engineering Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel s u k h j i n d e r s i n g h Doorman The Westin Mumbai Garden City, India v i n a y a n a r k a r Horticulturist The Westin Mumbai Garden City, India v i r a t c h a m n a r n k o n g Director of Loss Prevention The St.