Kris Fade Wins Entrepreneur of the Year Gold Award 2022
Winners in all categories of the MEA Hospitality Excellence Awards 2022 were announced on November 17, 2022 and Dubai's favorite radio host Kris Fade won the Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 gold award.
The list of winners for this year's MEA Hospitality Excellence Awards, 2022 are:
AWARD WINNERS- 2022
| WINNERS - PERSONAL CATEGORIES | |
| 1 |
Hospitality Excellence:- Hospitality Leader of the Year |
| Gold | Mark Kirby, COO- Emaar Hospitality Group |
| Gold | Alexander Suski, CEO, Terra Sol Hospitality Dubai |
| Gold | Sandeep Walia, COO, Middle East at Marriott International |
| 2 |
Hospitality Excellence:- Arab Hospitality Leader of the Year |
| Gold | Mohamed Awadalla, CEO, TIME Hotels |
| Gold | Hazza Zaal Zaal , COO at Al Barari Firm Management LLC, Dubai |
| Gold | Hosni A.Hadi, CEO & Group MD, Carlton Hotels & Suites |
| 3 |
Hospitality Excellence:- Entrepreneur of the Year |
| Gold | Kris Fade, Founder, Fade Fit |
| Gold | Naim Maadad, Founder and CEO, Gates Hospitality |
| Gold | Sunjeh Raja, Founder & CEO, ICCA Dubai |
| 4 |
Hospitality Excellence:- General Manager of the Year |
| Gold | Ranjit Phillipose, General Manager & Area Director, Taj Exotica Resort & Spa Dubai |
| Gold | Khaled Saab, GM, Residence Inn by Marriott Sheikh Zayed Road |
| Gold | Gurnoor Bindra, GM, Sheraton Mall of the Emirates Hotel, Dubai |
| 5 |
Hospitality Excellence:- Hidden Gem of the Year |
| Silver | Pramod Madathil, Cluster Transport Manager, Wyndham Garden Ajman Corniche |
| Gold | Julie Ann Tabio, Kitchen Coordinator, Dusit Thani Dubai |
| 6 |
Hospitality Excellence:- CSR Champion of the Year |
| Silver | Abdennasser Ayad, Government Relations Officer, Four Points by Sheraton Sharjah |
| Gold | Nadeem Saleem, Cluster Asst. Ex. Housekeeper, Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel/Coral Beach Resort Sharjah |
| 7 |
Hospitality Excellence:- Food and Beverage Service |
| Silver | Inba Rajan, Restaurant Manager, Zero Gravity Dubai |
| Gold | Mahendra Singh Marwal, Outlet Manager, Mercure Gold Hotel Dubai |
| 8 |
Hospitality Excellence:- Health/Safety Champion of the Year |
| Silver | Eliud James Opalla, Producer Security, Paramount Hotel Dubai |
| Gold | Abdo Badra, Ex. Sous Chef, Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel |
| 9 |
Hospitality Excellence:- Guest Services |
| Silver | Laila Bannane, Director of Residences Operations, Address Dubai Mall |
| Gold | Raja Tahir, Concierge Agent, The Retreat Palm Dubai MGallery by Sofitel |
| 9 |
Hospitality Excellence:- Housekeeping |
| Silver | Sumit Shah, Executive Housekeeper, Dukes The Palm, a Royal Hideaway Hotel |
| Gold | Sevgi Ozden, Executive Housekeeper, Rixos Premium Dubai |
| 10 |
Hospitality Excellence:- Human Resources/Training |
| Silver | Mohsen Taher Ali Aldhafer, HR Director, Central Hotels UAE |
| Gold | Paarth Mathur, Cluster Director of HR, Wyndham Dubai Deira Cluster |
| 11 |
Hospitality Excellence:- Front Office |
| Silver | Ahmed Hashem, Front Office Manager, Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel |
| Gold | Rana Raheel, Asst.Front Office Manager, C Central Resort The Palm Dubai |
| 12 |
Hospitality Excellence:- Engineering |
| Silver | Sinan Alaboudi, Chief Engineer, Hilton Salwa Beach Resort, Qatar |
| Gold | Sachin Kamat, Director of Engineering, Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Heights |
| 13 |
Hospitality Excellence:- IT |
| Silver | Nasif Latheef, Cluster IT Manager, Four Points by Sheraton, Sheikh Zayed Road |
| Gold | Arjun KC, IT Manager, Gulf Court Hotel Business Bay Dubai |
| 14 |
Hospitality Excellence:- Admin and Secretary |
| Silver | Ligaya Micosa, Executive Assistant to GM, Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort |
| Gold | Crissy Dee, PA to GM, Mövenpick Hotel Apartments Downtown Dubai |
| 15 |
Hospitality Excellence:- Spa and Fitness |
| Silver | Mega Silvia, Spa and Fitness Assistant Manager for Address Fountain Views |
| Gold | Gladys Day Saballegue Robas, Spa Producer, Paramount Hotel Midtown |
| 16 |
Hospitality Excellence:- Sales and Marketing/ PR |
| Silver | Mouna Ouni, Director of Marketing & Communications, Mövenpick Grand Al Bustan Dubai |
| Gold | Jan Siddiqi, Cluster Director of Sales, Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel & Coral Beach Resort Sharjah |
| 17 |
Hospitality Excellence:- Accounts and Finance |
| Silver | Warlito Cruz, Finance Manager, Zero Gravity Dubai |
| Gold | Ajai Nair, Cluster Director of Finance, Aloft Palm Jumeirah and Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort |
| 18 |
Hospitality Excellence:- Culinary/Kitchen |
| Silver | Dwarika Bhatt, Executive Chef, Zero Gravity Dubai |
| Gold | Armando Aristaco, Executive Chef, Address Dubai Mall / Address Boulevard |
| 19 |
Hospitality Excellence:- Purchase |
| Silver | Amar Sadhasankar, Cluster Purchase Manager, Signature Hotels Dubai |
| Gold | Nikhil Radhakrishnan, Assistant Purchasing Manager, Ramada Hotel & Suites by Wyndham , Dubai , JBR |
| 20 |
Hospitality Excellence:- Food/Travel Blogger of the Year |
| Silver | Shahira Palliyan, |
| Gold | Em Serrano |
| 21 |
Hospitality Excellence:- Young Chef of the Year (Under 28 years) |
| Silver | Shiba Lal Kunwar, CDP, C Central Resort The Palm Dubai |
| Gold | Rashmi Sathsara, Commis Chef, Armani Hotel Dubai |
| 22 |
Hospitality Excellence:- Revenue Champion of the Year |
| Silver | Valentin Crepieux, Cluster Director of Revenue, Swissotel Al Murooj Dubai & Movenpick Grand Al Bustan Dubai |
| Gold | Himanshu Joshi, Cluster Revenue Manager, Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel & Coral Beach Resort Sharjah |
| 23 |
Hospitality Excellence:- Events/Banquets Person of the Year |
| Silver | Ingrid Keisler,Assistant Director Lifestyle Events, Address Sky View Dubai |
| Gold | Marilou Yumul, Lifestyle Events Manager, Arabian Ranches Golf Club Dubai |