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Media Contact: Fred
Tibbitts, Jr.
fredbev@fredtibbitts.com
19 March 2011
The Eighth Annual Fred Tibbitts & Associates
?A Spring Evening in Singapore with Very Special Friends?
The St. Regis Singapore
Thursday 17 March 2011
Singapore-The Eighth Annual Fred Tibbitts & Associates ?A
Spring Evening in Singapore with Very Special Friends? proved to be another
memorable event for the seventy-four guests, who included hotel executives,
presidents, managing directors, regional vice presidents, general managers,
industry VIP?s, press and sponsors.
The reception was hosted by Diageo, Pernod Ricard and
Liquid Luxury serving many of their top luxury cocktails prepared by teams of
senior mixologists and offered by their smart servers with delicious canapés of
Phillips crab created by Executive Chef Frederic Colin; the Champagnes were Moet & Chandon Imperial and
Mumm Cordon Rouge; plus FIJI Water and Ronnefeldt Teas.
In addition, Wein & Vin demonstrated the new ?Pod Bar? wine preservation
& temperature-controlled display cabinet by Bermar International.
All guests were formally announced.
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 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 twelve ?Loyalty Toasts? by
some of the dinner personalities, including Thomas Schwall, Hotel Manager, The
St. Regis Singapore; Kim Seng Tan, Executive Vice President, Meritus Hotels &
Resorts; Markland Timothy Blaiklock, Senior Vice President, Sofitel Asia
Pacific; Kjell Adstedt, Managing Partner-The Americas, DB&S Capital Limited;
Praba Menon, General Manager, Hotel Istana Kuala Lumpur City Centre; Antoine
Chahwan, Regional Vice President & General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel
Singapore; Jean-Luc Fourrier, Vice President, Restaurant Concepts, Luxury Brands
& Full Service, Asia Pacific-Middle East-Africa, Hilton Worldwide; Ivan Lee,
Area Vice President & General Manager, Pan Pacific Singapore; Niall Cowan,
Regional Director of Food & Beverage-Asia, Europe, Africa and Middle East,
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts; Richard Xu, Editor-in-Chief, New Western Cuisine
(China) Magazine; Andy Nazarechuk, Dean, University of Las Vegas Nevada
Singapore; and Aaron Goh, Director, Cornell-Nanyang Institute of Hospitality
Management.
After the guests enjoyed their elegant First Course of
?Trilogy of Crab? paired expertly with Spanish, Chilean, New Zealand, and French
reserve white wines of precisely the optimal vintages by famed New York City
wine educator, Harriet Lembeck, Tibbitts announced a donation from a portion of
the dinner proceeds to the China Tibetan Children Health & Education Fund, based
at Hong Kong. Richard Xu,
Editor-in-Chief, New Western Cuisine Magazine accepted the donation on behalf of
Madame Annie S.C. Wu, Fund Founder, who was unable to be present.
Tibbitts returned to the podium after the Main Course of
Sous Vide of Angus Beef Tenderloin, Sautéed Greenhouse Mushrooms, Garden
Peas-Potato mash with Merlot Sauce paired with super premium, vintage Chilean,
Spanish and French reserve red wines to announce the 2011 FTA Hospitality Awards
for Excellence, which will be presented at the 2011 FTA Fall Award Dinners at
the Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Sha Tin on 11 October and the Union League Club of
New York on 15 November.
The Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for
Excellence as an Operator-North America was announced as Brian Abel, Vice
President, Food & Beverage, North America, Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
The recognition was accepted by Thomas Schwall, Hotel Manager, The St.
Regis Singapore. The scholarship in
Abel?s name is going to benefit a worthy student at
Cornell
University.
The Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for
Excellence as an Operator-Asia Pacific was announced as Andreas Stalder, Senior
Vice President, Product & Brand Development, Hyatt International-Asia Pacific.
The recognition was accepted by Christian Gurtner, Executive Assistant
Manager-Food & Beverage, Grand Hyatt
Singapore.
The scholarship in Stalder?s name is going to benefit two worthy students
attending The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
The Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for
Lifetime Excellence was announced as Eric Long,
General Manager, The Waldorf = Astoria.
The recognition was accepted by Alain Mahillon, General Manager, Hilton Singapore and Regional
General Manager, Singapore,
Indonesia
& Philippines.
The scholarship in Long?s name is going to benefit a worthy student at
Michigan
State
University.
The Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for
Excellence as a Humanitarian was announced as Robert Thurman, President, Tibet
House US & Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies, Columbia University.
The scholarship in Thurman?s name is going to benefit worthy students at
The Tibetan Children?s Village School of Dharmasala, India.
The Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for
Excellence as an IT Innovator was announced as MICROS Systems, Inc.
The recognition was accepted by Stefan Piringer, President,
Micros-Fidelio Asia Pacific. The
scholarship in the name of MICROS Systems, Inc. is going to benefit a worthy
student at Penn State University.
Following the service of the Cheese Course, a Trilogy of
New Zealand Cheese-Port Wine Cheddar, Aorangi Traditional Brie & White Stone
paired beautifully with super premium reserve red wines of France and Australia,
Tibbitts asked Thomas Schwall, Hotel Manager, The St. Regis Singapore to the
stage to ?Summon the Brigade?.
Schwall?s summons was answered by resplendent Dual Parades of both the Kitchen
Seniors who prepared the dinner, led by The St. Regis Singapore Banquet Sous
Chef, Noel Ng as well as the Servers who attended the guests, led by The St.
Regis Singapore Assistant Director of Banquet Operations, John Lee.
Not pictured, but equally as responsible for the evening?s excellence of
service was Mohd Yuhanis ?Zack? Israel.
With the presentation of the elegant Dessert Course, that
being ?Poached Pear Infused with Ronnefeldt Earl Grey, Vanilla Ice Cream &
Crispy Tuile, served with Ron Zacapa23, Tibbitts returned to the stage to thank
everyone for coming, to invite one and all to return one year hence for the
Ninth Annual FTA Spring Dinner and to wish the assembled guests a safe and
secure journey home.
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) Timothy Markland Blaiklock, Senior Vice President, Sofitel Asia Pacific and Kim Seng Tan, Executive Vice President, Meritus Hotels & Resorts at the reception of the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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Colin Chia, Regional Brand Ambassador-Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Diageo prepares a luxury cocktail at the Diageo stand at the reception of the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Praba Menon, General Manager, Hotel Istana Kuala Lumpur City Centre; Lay-Cheng Lim, Business Development Manager, Kai Xin Enterprise (S) Pte Ltd (Ronnefeldt Tea); Richard Xu, Editor-in-Chief, New Western Cuisine Magazine; Stefan Piringer, President, Micros-Fidelio Asia Pacific at the reception of the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Mike Orpwood, Chairman, Liquid Luxury Pte Ltd; Andreas Koch, General Manager, River View Hotel; Steven Hopkinson, Director, Liquid Luxury Pte Ltd at the reception of the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Jeremy Hauw, General Manager, Tuck Lee Ice Pte Ltd (FIJI Water); Val Lam, Business Development Manager, Tuck Lee Ice Pte Ltd (FIJI Water); Michael Tan, Director of Food & Beverage, Four Seasons Hotel Singapore; Clement Shiu, Regional Sales Director-Asia, FIJI Water; Ava Lim, Regional Sales Manager-Singapore, FIJI Water at the reception of the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Jean-Luc Fourrier, Vice President, Restaurant Concepts-Luxury Brands & Full Service, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Hilton Worldwide; Alain Mahillon, General Manager, Hilton Singapore and Regional General Manager-Singapore, Indonesia & Philippines, Hilton Worldwide; Timothy Markland Blaiklock, Senior Vice President, Sofitel Asia Pacific at the reception of the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Jimmy Lim, Wine Sales Manager, The Cellar Door Pte Ltd (Zamora Group); Antoine Chahwan, Regional Vice President & General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Singapore; Martin Sinclair, General Manager, The Regent Singapore-A Four Seasons Hotel; Peter Mainguy, General Manager, The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore at the reception of the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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Adi Ruiz (?2011 Australian Bartender of the Year?) at the Liquid Luxury stand prepares his classic cocktails at the reception of the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Francis Poh, Assistant Sales Manager - On Trade, Pernod Ricard Singapore Pte Ltd; Eddie Ng, Sales Manager-Hotels & Clubs, Pernod Ricard Singapore Pte Ltd; Guy Charles Owen, Restaurants, Bars & Events Manager, Pan Pacific Orchard; Christian Gurtner, Executive Assistant Manager-Food & Beverage, Grand Hyatt Singapore at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Heinrich Grafe, General Manager, Conrad Centennial Singapore; Kaewsri Mahillon, Hilton Singapore; Jean-Luc Fourrier, Vice President of Restaurant Concepts-Luxury Brands & Full Service, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Hilton Worldwide; Alain Mahillon, General Manager, Hilton Singapore and Regional General Manager-Singapore, Indonesia & Philippines, Hilton Worldwide at the reception of the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Thomas Schwall, Hotel Manager, The St. Regis Singapore; Jeff Rednour, Hotel Manager, The Regent Singapore-A Four Seasons Hotel; Alex Porteous, Hotel Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Singapore at the reception of the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Manuel Rodriguez, Grand Sommelier, The St. Regis Singapore; Jimmy Lim, Wine Sales Manager, The Cellar Door Pte Ltd (Zamora Group); Sarah Mayo, Managing Director, the Local Nose; Richard Xu, Editor-in-Chief, New Western Cuisine Magazine at the reception of the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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The Diageo bartenders ?strut their stuff? at the Diageo stand at the reception of the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Boon Heng, Director, Wein & Vin (Bermar International); Guy Charles Owen, Restaurants, Bars & Events Manager, Pan Pacific Orchard; Joseph Polito, Vice President, Restaurants, Bars & Events, Pan Pacific Hotels Group at the reception of the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Matt Williams, Regional Key Accounts Director-Asia Pacific, Diageo; Niall Cowan, Regional Director-Food & Beverage, Asia, Europe, Africa & Middle East, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts; Alex Porteous, Hotel Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Singapore at the reception of the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Ivan Lee, Area Vice President & General Manager, Pan Pacific Singapore and Mark Losi, General Manager, PARKROYAL On Beach Road Singapore at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc. welcomes the guests to the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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Thomas Schwall, Hotel Manager, The St. Regis Singapore welcomes the guests to his hotel and proposes his opening dinner toast at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at The St. Regis Singapore
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Kim Seng Tan, Executive Vice President, Meritus Hotels & Resorts proposes his dinner toast at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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Timothy Markland Blaiklock, Senior Vice President, Sofitel Asia Pacific proposes his dinner toast at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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Kjell Adstedt, Managing Partner-The Americas, DB&S Capital Limited proposes his dinner toast at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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Praba Menon, General Manager, Hotel Istana Kuala Lumpur City Centre proposes his dinner toast at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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Antoine Chahwan, Regional Vice President & General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Singapore proposes his dinner toast at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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Jean-Luc Fourrier, Vice President, Restaurant Concepts-Luxury Brands & Full Service, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Hilton Worldwide proposes his dinner toast at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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Ivan Lee, Area Vice President & General Manager, Pan Pacific Singapore proposes his dinner toast at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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Niall Cowan, Regional Director ? Food & Beverage, Asia, Europe, Africa & Middle East, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts proposes his dinner toast at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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Richard Xu, Editor-in-Chief, New Western Cuisine Magazine proposes his dinner toast at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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Andy Nazarechuk, Dean, UNLV Singapore proposes his dinner toast at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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Aaron Goh, Director, Cornell-Nanyang Institute of Hospitality Management proposes his dinner toast at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Martin Sinclair, General Manager, The Regent Singapore-A Four Seasons Hotel; Bruno Correa, Executive Chef, Four Seasons Hotel Singapore; Jeff Rednour, Hotel Manager, The Regent Singapore-A Four Seasons Hotel; Antoine Chahwan, Regional Vice President & General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Singapore; Giovanni Speciale, Executive Chef, The Regent Singapore-A Four Seasons Hotel; Alex Porteous, Hotel Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Singapore; Kaul Anshul, Director of Food & Beverage, The Regent Singapore-A Four Seasons Hotel; Michael Tan, Director of Food & Beverage, Four Seasons Hotel Singapore enjoy repeated celebratory toasts to ?Good Health and Happiness? at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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Richard Xu, Editor-in-Chief, New Western Cuisine Magazine accepts a donation on behalf of Madame Annie SC Wu, Founder, China Tibetan Children?s Health & Education Fund from a portion of the dinner proceeds from Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc. at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Matthew Williams, Regional Key Account Director-Asia Pacific, Diageo; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Eddie Harris, Vice President, Field Sales & Channel Development Asia Pacific, Diageo at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Niall Cowan, Regional Director ? Food & Beverage, Asia, Europe, Africa & Middle East, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Jean-Luc Fourrier, Vice President, Restaurant Concepts-Luxury Brands & Full Service, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Hilton Worldwide at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Steven Hopkinson, Director, Liquid Luxury Pte Ltd; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Timothy Markland Blaiklock, Senior Vice President, Sofitel Asia Pacific at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Andreas Koch, General Manager, River View Hotel; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Jenny Goh, River View Hotel at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) John Sartain, General Manager, Mandarin Orchard Singapore; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Kanchan Kanwar, Hotel Manager, InterContinental Singapore at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Alice Farmer, Fine Wine & On Trade Marketing Chief Executive-Asia, VCT Group of Wineries Asia; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Andres Ballesteros, Managing Director-Asia, VCT Group of Wineries Asia at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Angie Watt, Deputy General Manager, Angliss Singapore Pte Ltd (Phillips Foods); Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Jasmine Tham, Sales Executive, Angliss Singapore Pte Ltd (Phillips Foods) at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Jimmy Lim, Wine Sales Manager, The Cellar Door Pte Ltd (Zamora Group); Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Victor Phua, Director, visMarketing Pte Ltd at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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Supriya Ghosh, General Manager, Hotel Fort Canning; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Aaron Goh, Director, Cornell-Nanyang Institute of Hospitality Management at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Chris De Silva, Executive Assistant Manager, Assistant Director, Food & Beverage, Mandarin Orchard Singapore; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Linda De Silva, Mandarin Orchard Singapore at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Peter Mainguy, General Manager, The Ritz-Carlton Millennia Singapore; Philipp Wong, Director of Food & Beverage, Sheraton Towers Singapore; Andy Chan, Food & Beverage Manager, Sheraton Towers Singapore; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Giovanni Viterale, General Manager, The Fullerton Heritage at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Clement Shiu, Regional Sales Director-Asia, FIJI Water; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Val Lam, Business Development Manager, Tuck Lee Ice Pte Ltd (FIJI Water) at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Eddie Ng, Sales Manager-Hotels & Clubs, Pernod Ricard Singapore Pte Ltd; Christian Gurtner, Executive Assistant Manager-Food & Beverage, Grand Hyatt Singapore; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Francis Poh, Assistant Sales Manager ? On Trade, Pernod Ricard Singapore Pte Ltd at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Kelly Lee, Pan Pacific Singapore; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Ivan Lee, Area Vice President & General Manager, Pan Pacific Singapore at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Mark Losi, General Manager, PARKROYAL On Beach Road Singapore; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Kelvin Chua, Corporate Accounts Manager, Ecolab at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Henry Phua, Managing Director, visMarketing Pte Ltd; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Thomas Schwall, Hotel Manager, The St. Regis Singapore at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Jake Jacob, Regional Director, Asia Pacific & UAE, Les Vins Gerard Bertrand; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Catherine Mudford, Director, Human Leadership Capital Institute at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Lisa Nazarechuk, UNLV Singapore; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Andy Nazarechuk, Dean, UNLV Singapore at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Richard Xu, Editor-in-Chief, New Western Cuisine Magazine; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Sarah Mayo, Managing Director, the Local Nose at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Praba Menon, General Manager, Hotel Istana Kuala Lumpur City Centre; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Jake Jacob, Regional Director, Asia-Pacific & UAE, Les Vins Gerard Bertrand at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Alex Porteous, Hotel Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Singapore; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Kaul Anshul, Director of Food & Beverage, The Regent Singapore-A Four Seasons Hotel at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Antoine Chahwan, Regional Vice President & General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Singapore; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Giovanni Speciale, Executive Chef, The Regent Singapore-A Four Seasons Hotel at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Bruno Correa, Executive Chef, Four Seasons Hotel Singapore; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Jeff Rednour, Hotel Manager, The Regent Singapore-A Four Seasons Hotel at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Michael Tan, Director of Food & Beverage, Four Seasons Hotel Singapore; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Martin Sinclair, General Manager, The Regent Singapore-A Four Seasons Hotel at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Conrad Raj, Editor-at-Large, Print Today, Mediacorp Press Ltd; Lay-Cheng Lim, Business Development Manager, Kai-Xin Enterprise (S) Pte Ltd; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Kjell Adstedt, Managing Partner-The Americas, DB&S Capital Limited at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Mike Orpwood, Chairman, Liquid Luxury Pte Ltd; John Strait, Director of Catering & Conference Management, Marina Bay Sands Singapore; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Mary Strait, Marina Bay Sands Singapore at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc. and Boon Heng, Director, Wein & Vin (Bermar International) at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Jack Day, Managing Partner, Hong Kong, DB&S Capital Limited; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Kim Seng Tan, Executive Vice President, Meritus Hotels & Resorts at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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Thomas Schwall, Hotel Manager, The St. Regis Singapore accepts the recognition on behalf of Brian Abel, Vice President, Food & Beverage, North America, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for Excellence as an Operator-North America at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at The St. Regis Singapore
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Christian Gurtner, Executive Assistant Manager-Food & Beverage, Grand Hyatt Singapore accepts the recognition on behalf of Andreas Stalder, Senior Vice President, Product & Brand Development, Hyatt International-Asia Pacific, Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for Excellence as an Operator-Asia Pacific at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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Alain Mahillon, General Manager, Hilton Singapore and Regional General Manager-Singapore, Indonesia & Philippines, Hilton Worldwide accepts the recognition on behalf of Eric Long, General Manager, The Waldorf = Astoria, Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for Lifetime Excellence at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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Stefan Piringer, President, Micros-Fidelio Asia Pacific accepts the recognition on behalf of MICROS Systems, Inc., Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for IT Innovation at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Jake Jacob, Regional Director, Asia Pacific & UAE, Les Vins Gerard Bertrand educates Eddie Harris, Vice President, Field Sales & Channel Development Asia Pacific, Diageo on their two wines served with dinner at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Jake Jacob, Regional Director, Asia Pacific & UAE, Les Vins Gerard Bertrand and Eddie Harris, Vice President, Field Sales & Channel Development Asia Pacific, Diageo at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) The Parade of the Brigade at the close of the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore at The St. Regis Singapore. The service staff is led by John Lee, Assistant Director of Banquet Operations, The St. Regis Singapore, while the kitchen crew is led by Noel Ng, Banquet Sous Chef, The St. Regis Singapore
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(L-R) Representatives of the Banquet Kitchen Crew and Service Staff who prepared and served the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at The St. Regis Singapore assemble on stage to receive a well-deserved, standing ovation from the FTA dinner guests. The principles centered are Wong Jon Kit, Executive Sous Chef, Pastry; Noel Ng, Banquet Sous Chef; Thomas Schwall, Hotel Manager; and John Lee, Assistant Director of Banquet Operations at The St. Regis Singapore. Not pictured, but who contributed significantly to the professional service of the dinner is Mohd Yuhanis ?Zack? Israel, Assistant Banquet Manager, The St. Regis Singapore
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(L-R) Kaewsri Mahillon, Hilton Singapore; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Alain Mahillon, General Manager, Hilton Singapore and Regional General Manager-Singapore, Indonesia & Philippines, Hilton Worldwide at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc. and Praba Menon, General Manager, Hotel Istana Kuala Lumpur City Centre at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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(L-R) Matthew Williams, Regional Key Account Director-Asia Pacific, Diageo; Ava Lim, Regional Sales Manager-Singapore, FIJI Water; Niall Cowan, Regional Director ? Food & Beverage, Asia, Europe, Africa & Middle East, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts; Clement Shiu, Regional Sales Director-Asia, FIJI Water at the 2011 FTA Spring Dinner at Singapore
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