President’s 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 President’s Award is the highest individual recognition a member of EuroCHRIE may receive. It is presented to a EuroCHRIE member in recognition of the individual's lifetime contributions and outstanding service both to hospitality and tourism education and the EuroCHRIE Federation. For the first time this award was being sponsored by REDGlobal
This year the 2014 EuroCHRIE Presidents Award went to Herve Fournier
Herve has also been a very active member of EuroCHRIE for almost 15 years. He served on the Board of Directors of EuroCHRIE between 2001 and 2013, for many years as the Treasurer. He served as Vice President, President and Immediate Past President between 2002 and 2004. He also served as a member of the ICHRIE Finance Committee for 10 years. He has attended and presented papers at EuroCHRIE, ICHRIE and APAC Conferences. Throughout this time, Herve added a good deal to the ‘social fabric’ of EuroCHRIE, ensuring all who attended the conferences were welcomed and that a good time was had by all, especially on his pre or post conference outings.
Following a career in the food and beverage industry, in the USA and Switzerland, Herve began his academic career as a Food Service Lecturer. Throughout his 22 years in academia, Herve undertook many roles predominantly within the Cesar Ritz Colleges.
As Vice President and School Director, Herve was responsible for 2 campuses with 500 students and 135 staff members. He also led the Cesar Ritz team of staff and students who operated the House of Switzerland, the official restaurant of the Swiss Olympic delegation at three Olympic Games; Athens, Torino and Beijing, and a team of students who catered for the 2005 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Monthey/Portes-du-Soleil. During that time, Herve also managed to successfully complete an MSc in International Hotel Management at Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK.
Despite leaving academia, Herve has continued to be an active member of EuroCHRIE, attending conferences, Board meetings and continually supported, Susan his wife, during her Presidency in International CHRIE. Herve’s advice and wise counsel is always welcomed.
Peter Stark - President of REDGlobal and Jan Willem Meijerhof - President of EuroCHRIE presented the 2014 EuroCHRIE Presidents Award to Herve Fournier.
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