Manchester’s business community has voted for Louise Kemp, marketing director for Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville’s hospitality business, GG Hospitality, as the best female leader in the Hospitality & Service Sector industry, at the city’s first annual Women in Business awards, organised by Downtown Manchester In Business.
Louise is currently managing the new Hotel Football and Café Football brands in her role as marketing director for GG Hospitality. Café Football, currently open in Westfield, Stratford City, feeds a love of food and football and captures that authentic football culture, with hints of the great game running throughout the menu and décor. Hotel Football, which opens opposite Old Trafford later this year will be a 133 bedroom hotel, events and conference venue and will feature a rooftop football pitch.
Manchester’s female business community
The cream of Manchester’s female business community gathered to hear which of the 78 nominees had won the 14 awards – including Best New Start-Up, Entrepreneur of the Year and Social Enterprise of the Year.
Michael Taylor, Chairman of Downtown Manchester In Business said: “These awards, and all the very worthy winners, are helping to break down stereotypes and promote positive female role models within business and enterprise across Manchester and the north west.
“With nearly 80 high quality nominees across 14 categories the voting was very close and everyone shortlisted should be very proud of their achievements. I’ve also no doubt the with the calibre of entrants, and the enthusiasm shown for these inaugural awards by everyone involved, that they will become a regular fixture on Manchester’s business calendar for many years to come.”