Nestle Pro Gastronomia Award
This year the EuroCHRE 2014 was held in Dubai at The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management where over 250 delegates from over 50 countries attended. The culmination of the conference was the Awards dinner that was hosted at the Jumeriah Beach Hotel next the Burj Al Arab. Updates from the conference and photographs can be found here
There were a number of awards presented during the evening to honour EuroCHRIE colleagues and organisations. The proceedings were opened by Richard Ginioux – Chair of the Awards Committee.
The Nestle Pro Gastronomia Award is sponsored by Nestle Pro Gastronomia Foundation and honours a professional who has demonstrated excellence in training, education and development work in the hospitality industry.
This year the Nestle Pro Gastronomia Award went to Steve Hood.
Steve grew up in the Baltimore/Washington area, received his undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland, and now lives in Nashville with his wife and four children. In 2013, he was named an honorary faculty member at the University of Delaware.
This true gentleman has been an active member of our EuroCHRIE Federation actively organising workshops for members and the industry in Europe and in many of our developing nation countries.
Steve is Senior Vice President of Research for STR (Smith Travel Research, Inc). He has been with STR for over 18 years and played a major role in the historical launch of programs that incorporated daily, group/transient, and international data. He is currently responsible for research-related activities at STR, while helping to manage STR’s relationships with several major organizations.
Steve also serves as the Founding Director of the SHARE Center, STR’s outreach to universities around the world. He represents STR at national and international lodging and tourism conferences. Steve currently serves on several advisory boards for industry and academia and in 2012, he was recognized by ICHRIE with the Industry Recognition Award for demonstrated commitment to advance hospitality and tourism education.
Christian Perrette – Executive Director Fondation Nestle Pro Gastronomia and Jan Willem Meijerhof - President of EuroCHRIE presented the 2014 Nestle Pro Gastronomia Award to Steve Hood.
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