Twenty of the UK’s most talented hoteliers have now been offered a place on The Master Innholders’ coveted Hotel Management Scholarship Programme, which sees individuals attend intensive professional development programmes at either Cornell University in the USA, Cranfield University School of Management, or the renowned École Hôtelière de Lausanne in Switzerland.
Applications for the highly regarded scholarships rose 37% in 2014 compared to the previous year. Submissions were received from a wide variety of hospitality professionals from across the UK, ranging from managing directors of country retreats and owners of boutique hotels, to general managers and heads of department from a broad range of properties.
2015 Master Innholder Scholarships
Cornell General Managers Program
- Paul Bayliss, General Manager, Macdonald Hotel Manchester
- James Clarke, Director of Operations, London Hilton on Park Lane
- Daniel Pedreschi, General Manager, Park Plaza, Westminster
- Sharon Thandi, General Manager, Novotel Birmingham
- Serena von der Heyde, General Manager, The Georgian House
Cranfield Directors Programme
- Tim Hassell, Managing Director, Ilsington Country House Hotel
Cranfield Talent Development Programme
- Dominic Abbott, Assistant General Manager, Calcot Manor
- Pedro da Silva, Interim General Manager, Holiday Inn, Camden Lock
- Nicola Dorkings, Deputy General Manager, Hotel du Vin, Tunbridge Wells
- Michelle Hudd, Deputy General Manager, Scarlet Hotel
- Edwin Kramer, Hotel Manager, London Edition
- Philip Lewis, Resident Manager, Metropolitan by COMO
- Martin Newbould, Hotel Manager, Ace Hotel
- Mark Surguy, Hotel Operations Manager, South Lodge Hotel
- Edward White, Director of Operations, Renaissance St Pancras
- Robert Wombill, Front Office Manager, Brown’s Hotel,
- Adam Worthington, General Manager, Harts Hotel
- Alix Young, Hotel Manager, The Pear Tree at Purton
Lausanne Executive Education Programme
- Benjamin Veale, Assistant Manager, The Ritz
Now in their 22nd year, The Master Innholders Scholarships are funded through the generosity of The Worshipful Company of Innholders, The Savoy Educational Trust, The Master Innholders Charitable Trust, and The Lord Forte Foundation. The principal objective of the programme is to support hoteliers that would otherwise lack the financial means to complete some of the world’s most respected hotel management courses.
Alumni go on to join St. Julian Scholars and are encouraged to mentor others and share their professional knowledge, for the benefit of the industry at large.
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