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Media Contact: Fred Tibbitts, Jr.
fredbev@fredtibbitts.com
4 June 2011
The Eighth Annual Fred Tibbitts & Associates
?A Summer Evening in Beijing with Very Special Friends?
The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing
Thursday 2 June 2011
Beijing, P.R.C.-The Eighth Annual Fred Tibbitts & Associates ?A Summer
Evening in Beijing with Very Special Friends? proved to be another memorable
event for the one hundred-sixty guests, who included hotel executives, ceo?s,
presidents, managing directors, regional vice presidents, general managers,
hotel managers, directors of food & beverage and executive chefs, industry
VIP?s, the press and valued sponsors.
The reception was hosted by Pernod Ricard China, FIJI Water, Ronnefeldt Tea,
Distilleria Bottega, Vina Valdivieso and Stoelzle glassware. Phillips
Foods Asia provided their finest crab meat for many of Executive Chef Andreas
Krampl?s marvelous canapés and hors d?ouvres. All guests were formally
announced with style by Yvonne Liu, Sales Executive, The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing;
and gonged with distinction by Audrey Zhang, Events Assistant, The Ritz-Carlton,
Beijing.
The four-course gala dinner brought Fred Tibbitts to the podium, who welcomed
the guests and asked that they consider ?Service as the Highest Calling?.
Tibbitts explained that the primary purposes of the FTA dinners are to recognize
hospitality excellence, provide scholarships in the names of those whom are
honored and to make charitable contributions to benefit those less fortunate.
Tibbitts promptly called for the evening?s nine ?Loyalty Toasts? with Champagne
Moet & Chandon Imperial by some of the dinner personalities, including David C.
Wilson, General Manager, The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing; Tina Gao, Sales Manager,
Moet Hennessy Diageo China; Jamie FlorCruz, Bureau Chief-China, CNN; Michael Wu,
Vice President of Operations-North China, InterContinental Hotels Group Asia
Pacific; GP Yeow, Area Director of Operations-North East Asia, Marriott
International; Siqing Lu, Concert Violinist; Wenjun Wang, Dean, TUC-FIU
Cooperative School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, Tianjin University of
Commerce; Richard Xu, Editor-in-Chief, New Western Cuisine Magazine; Antoine
Bruneel, Vice General Manager, LifeStyle Magazine.
After the guests enjoyed their elegant First Course of Phillips Lump Crab Meat
Tian, Avocado, Tomato, Saffron, Organic Micro Sprouts and Monini Gran Fruttato
Olive Oil paired with four delightful white wines from Italy, China and the
South of France, Tibbitts announced a donation of $500.00 USD from a portion of
the dinner proceeds to UNICEF China, which was gratefully accepted by William
Bikales, Chief, Social Policy and Reform for Children.
In addition, it was explained that John Northen, Area Vice President-South East
Asia, Marriott International and others at the recent 5 May FTA Spring Dinner at
Kuala Lumpur rose to the occasion and pledged a total of $2,500.00 USD to be
donated to the China Children Health & Education Fund, founded by Madame Annie
SC Wu. Richard Xu, Editor-in-Chief of New Western Cuisine Magazine, who
also attended the Kuala Lumpur dinner, was asked to take the cash donation back
to Beijing to present to Madame Wu. As Madame Wu could not be present at
the FTA Beijing dinner, she was represented by Niki Shishido, Executive
Director, World Trade Professional Education Institute Ltd. and Niymaphuntsok,
Concert Pianist at the Central Conservatory of Music Beijing. Joining Xu
on stage at Beijing for the presentation, representing Northern and Marriott
International was GP Yeow, Area Director of Operations-North East Asia, Marriott
International with Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts &
Associates, Inc.
Tibbitts returned to the podium after the Main Course of Grilled Angus Beef
Tenderloin & Seared Foie Gras, Caramelized Garlic and Shallot Tart, Ratatouille
Vegetable, Monini Classico Olive Oil, Natural Jus, Hollandaise, Morel Mushroom
with four great red wines from Italy, Chile and China to announce the Recipients
of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Awards for Excellence, which will be presented at
the 2011 FTA Fall Awards Dinners at the Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Sha Tin on 11
October and the Vanderbilt Suites in The MetLife Building at New York City on 15
November.
The Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for Excellence as an
Operator-North America was announced as being Brian Abel, Vice President, Food &
Beverage, North America, Starwood Hotels & Resorts. The recognition was
accepted on behalf of Abel by Charlie Dang, General Manager, The Westin Beijing
Financial Street & Area Managing Director for Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
The Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for Excellence as an
Operator-Asia Pacific was announced as being Andreas Stalder, Senior Vice
President, Product & Brand Development, Hyatt International-Asia Pacific.
The recognition was accepted on behalf of Stalder by Ronald Kang, General
Manager, Park Hyatt Beijing.
The Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for Lifetime Excellence was
announced as being Eric Long, General Manager, The Waldorf=Astoria. The
recognition was accepted by on behalf of Long by Nils-Arne
Schroeder, General Manager, Hilton Beijing Wangfujing.
The Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for Excellence as an IT
Innovator was announced as being MICROS Systems, Inc. Stefan Piringer,
President, Micros-Fidelio Asia Pacific accepted the recognition.
The Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for Excellence as a Humanitarian
was announced as being Robert Thurman, President, Tibet House US & Jey Tsong
Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies, Columbia University.
The Cheese Course followed, a trio of Truffled Camembert Prairie Normand, Tete
de Moie and Onion Ash-Coated Goat Cheese with Walnut Bread and Dry Fig & Date
Terrine, accompanied by four premium wines from California, the South of France
and South Africa.
Following the Dessert Course of a Selection of Flavours and Textures: Tea-Ramisu,
Ronnefeldt Jasmine Gold Tea Infused-18 Karat Gold Leaf ? Brown Sugar Biscotti,
Milk Froth, Warm Chocolate Cake ? Flamed Marshmallows, Monini Gran Fruttato
Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Ronnefeldt Vanilla Tea Sorbet, Tibbitts asked David
C. Wilson to return to the podium to ?Summon the Brigade?. Wilson?s
summons was answered by a resplendent parade of the kitchen seniors who prepared
the dinner, led by Executive Chef Andreas Krampl as well as the service staff
led by Raghu Menon, Executive Assistant Manager ? Food & Beverage. Wilson
and his team of 46 seniors then posed on stage for several group pictures to
commemorate the occasion.
Fred Tibbitts & Associates is the leading global wine, spirits and foodservice
products and services consulting agency for National Account chain hotels and
restaurants with offices at Bangkok, Thailand and Menands, New York, the United
States.
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(L-R) David Wilson, General Manager, The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing; Robert Fabiano, General Manager, JW Marriott Beijing at the reception of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Jerry Oldfield, Novotel Xinqiao Beijing; Lily Loontiens, Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel at the reception of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Joseph Zitnik, General Manager, Crowne Plaza Beijing Chaoyang U-Town; Karen Zhu, Crowne Plaza Beijing Chaoyang U-Turn; Richard Xu, Editor-in-Chief, New Western Cuisine; Herbert Carran, Vice General Manager (Beijing), Aussino World Wine at the reception of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Eric-Jan van Haastrecht, Director of Food & Beverage, Crowne Plaza Park View Wuzhou Beijing; Dinesh Kanth, General Manager, Holiday Inn Beijing Haidian; Michael Horsburgh, General Manager, Crowne Plaza Beijing Wangfujing at the reception of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Hamish Watts, Director of Operations, Hilton Beijing Capital Airport; Jessie Watts, Hilton Beijing Capital Airport; Christoph Weidemann, Food & Beverage Manager, Hilton Beijing Capital Airport; Muay Weidemann, Hilton Beijing Capital Airport at the reception of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Rene Schmitt, President, Tangram Hotels; Qi Yan, Trangram Hotels; Annie Vouillamoz, Holiday Inn Beijing Focus Square; John Vouillamoz, General Manager, Holiday Inn Beijing Focus Square at the reception of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Cho Chong Gee, Designer & Owner, Caf? Sambal Group/Design Concept Ltd.; Ton Nagel, Hilton Beijing at the reception of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Stephane Tremblay, Executive Chef, The Westin Beijing Financial Street; Benjamin Zahn, Director of Food & Beverage, The Westin Beijing Chaoyang; Cao Dan, The Westin Beijing Financial Street at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Fred Tibbitts, Jr. at the podium welcoming the guests to The Eighth Annual FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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Tina Gao, Sales Manager, Moet Hennessy Diageo China proposing her dinner toast at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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Jaime FlorCruz, Bureau Chief-China, CNN proposing his dinner toast at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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Michael Wu, Vice President Operations, North China, InterContinental Hotels Group- Greater China proposing his dinner toast at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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GP Yeow, Area Director of Operations, North East Asia, Marriott International, Inc. proposing his dinner toast at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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Siqing Lu, Concert Violinist proposing his dinner toast at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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Wenjun Wang, Dean, TUC-F-FIU Cooperative School, Tianjin University of Commerce proposing her dinner toast at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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Richard Xu, Editor-in-Chief, New Western Cuisine proposing his dinner toast at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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Antoine Bruneel, Vice General Manager, LifeStyle proposing his dinner toast at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc. presents a contribution from a portion of the dinner proceeds to Bill Bikales, Chief, Social Policy and Reform for Children, UNICEF China at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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Niymaphuntsok, Concert Pianist, Central Conservatory of Music Beijing; and Niki Shishido, Executive Director, World Trade Professional Education Institute Ltd accepting a symbolic check representing a donation to the China Tibet Children Health & Education Fund from GP Yeow, Area Director of Operations-North East Asia, Marriott International, Inc.; and Richard Xu, Editor-in-Chief, New Western Cuisine, as Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc. looks on approvingly. The donation was the initiative of John Northen, Area Vice President-South East Asia, Marriott International, Inc., who challenged all in attendance at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Kuala Lumpur on 5 May to dig into their pockets to boost the FTA contribution to the Fund. The cash collection of $2,500.00 USD was given to Xu, who was attending the Kuala Lumpur dinner, to present to the Fund in Beijing

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Niymaphuntsok, Concert Pianist, Central Conservatory of Music Beijing presents a collector?s book of photographs of Tibet in gratitude for the many contributions to the China Tibet Children Health & Education Fund by Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc. from portions of many of the FTA dinners across Asia Pacific over the past eight years at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Faqueer Ahmad, Director of Operations, Marriott Beijing Northeast; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; John Sciarrone, Vice President Global Accounts, Asia Pacific Institutional, Ecolab at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Richard Xu, Editor-in-Chief, New Western Cuisine; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Jake Jacob, Regional Director, Asia Pacific & UAE, Gerard Bertrand Wines at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Stefan Piringer, President, Micros-Fidelio Asia Pacific at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Richard Fu Hao, Publisher, LifeStyle; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Antoine Bruneel, Vice General Manager, LifeStyle at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Herbert Carran, Vice General Manager (Beijing), Aussino World Wine; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Michael Wu, Vice President Operations-North China, InterContinental Hotels Group at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Leona Xuanling Lek, Director, International Sales, Luzerne Pte Ltd; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts, & Associates, Inc.; Andre Nurman, Director of Food & Beverage, The Great Wall Sheraton at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Lynette Conte, St. Regis Beijing; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Robert Conte, Executive Chef, St. Regis Beijing at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Benney Shi, Director of Operations, Park Plaza Beijing West; Peter Schuler, General Manager, Park Plaza Beijing West at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Gregory Bielot, Managing Partner & General Manager-North China, East Meets West Fine Wines; Tina Gao, Sales Manager, Moet Hennessy Diageo China; Adam Lu, Director of Food & Beverage, Park Hyatt Beijing at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Audrey Amos, Hilton Beijing; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Simon Amos, Food & Beverage Manager, Hilton Beijing at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Vincent Fong, General Manager, Telford Wines & Spirits (Shanghai) Ltd; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Andreas Aufmkolk, International Sales-Asia Pacific & India, Ronnefeldt Tea at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Nadine Bethke, Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Axel Bethke, Hotel Manager, Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Ronald Kang, General Manager, Park Hyatt Beijing; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; David C. Wilson, General Manager, The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Christina Chia, Shangri-La Hotel Beijing; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Christopher Chia, General Manager, Shangri-La Hotel Beijing

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(L-R) Wenjun Wang, Dean, TUC-FIU Cooperative School, Tianjin University of Commerce; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Luo Qingfeng, Associate Dean, TUC-FIU Cooperative School, Tianjin University of Commerce at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Jaime FlorCruz, Bureau Chief-China, CNN; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Stefan Schmid, General Manager, DoubleTree by Hilton ? Beijing at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Renate Lee Schroeder, Hilton Beijing Wangfujing; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Nils-Arne Schroeder, General Manager, Hilton Beijing Wangfujing at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Ton Nagel, Hilton Beijing; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Michael Nagel, General Manager, Hilton Beijing at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Hamish Watts, Director of Operations, Hilton Beijing Capital Airport; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & Associates, Inc.; Jessie Watts, Hilton Beijing Capital Airport at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Angela Pan, General Manager, Renaissance Beijing Chaoyang Hotel; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc. at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Vivian Wang, Marriott International, Inc.; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; GP Yeow, Area Director of Operations-North East Asia, Marriott International Inc., at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Brandon Partridge, Executive Chef, Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Svetlana Partridge, Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Adrian Rudin, General Manager, China World Summit Wing, Beijing; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Sander Looijen, Director of Food & Beverage, Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Niki Shishido, Executive Director, World Trade Professional Education Institute Ltd; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Niymaphuntsok, Concert Pianist, Central Conservatory of Music Beijing at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Hans Loontiens, General Manager, Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Lily Loontiens, Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Jerry Oldfield, Novotel Beijing Xinqiao; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Dennis Oldfield, General Manager, Novotel Beijing Xinqiao at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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(L-R) Rene Schmitt, President, Tangram Hotels; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc. at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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Charlie Dang, General Manager, The Westin Beijing Financial Street & Area Managing Director, Starwood Hotels & Resorts accepts the recognition on behalf of Brian Abel, Vice President of Food & Beverage, North America, Starwood Hotels & Resorts on the announcement that Abel is the Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for Excellence as an Operator-North America. Abel will be presented with his Award trophy and scholarship in his name in the amount of $5,000.00 USD to benefit a worthy student at the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University at the 2011 FTA NYC Fall Awards Dinner at The Vanderbilt Suites in The MetLife Building on Tuesday 15 November

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Ronald Kang, General Manager, Park Hyatt Beijing accepts the recognition on behalf of Andreas Stalder, Senior Vice President, Product & Development, Hyatt International-Asia Pacific on the announcement that Stalder is the Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for Excellence as an Operator-Asia Pacific. Stalder will be presented with his Award trophy and scholarship in his name in the amount of $5,000.00 USD to benefit two worthy students at the School of Hotel & Tourism Management of the Chinese University of Hong Kong at the 2011 FTA Fall Awards Dinner at Hong Kong at the Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Sha Tin on Tuesday 11 October

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Nils-Arne Schroeder, General Manager, Hilton Beijing Wangfujing accepts the recognition on behalf of Eric Long, General Manager, The Waldorf=Astoria on the announcement that Long is the Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for Lifetime Excellence. Long will be presented with his Award trophy and scholarship in his name in the amount of $5,000.00 USD to benefit a worthy student at the School of Hospitality Business at Michigan State University at the 2011 FTA NYC Fall Awards Dinner at The Vanderbilt Suites in The MetLife Building on Tuesday 15 November

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Stefan Piringer, President, Micros-Fidelio Asia Pacific accepts the recognition on behalf of MICROS Systems, Inc. on the announcement that MICROS Systems, Inc. is the Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for IT Innovation. Peter Rogers, Executive Vice President, Officer, MICROS Systems, Inc. will be presented with the Award trophy and scholarship in the name of MICROS Systems, Inc. in the amount of $5,000.00 USD to benefit a worthy student at the School of Hospitality Management at Penn State University at the 2011 FTA NYC Fall Awards Dinner at The Vanderbilt Suites in The MetLife Building on Tuesday 15 November

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The Parade of the Brigade at the conclusion of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

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The forty-seven members of The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing Kitchen and Service Brigade, who prepared and served the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at Beijing, on stage at the conclusion of the FTA Summer Dinner, surrounding General Manager, David C. Wilson (center, front row); directlybehind Wilson to the left is Andreas Krampl, Executive Chef; while directly behind Wilson to the right is Raghu Menon, Executive Assistant Manager ? Food & Beverage; and directly to the right of Wilson is Tikky Zhang, Director of Banquet

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