Judging Panel for AHDA revealed
The judges for The Asia Hotel Design Awards are acknowledged industry leaders, who represent a wide spectrum of the disciplines involved in delivering new hotel projects.
Representatives from the world’s leading hotel companies, architectural practices and interior design firms join respected consultants, journalists, and suppliers to ensure a range of views are involved in the selection process for the finalists and winners.
The 2016 judging panel includes:
- Khirstie Gunn Myles, Chair of Judges and Vice President Design & Engineering, Asia, Middle East and Africa, InterContinental Hotels Group;
- Bill Bensley, Founder & Principal, Bensley Design Studios;
- Marc Dardene, CEO, Patina Hotels & Resorts;
- Jean-Luc Fourrier, Founder & Director, JLF Associates;
- Andre Fu, Founder, AFSO;
- Michael Goodman, Senior Director, EDG Design;
- Anne Geiermann, General Manager – Design, Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels;
- Guy Heywood, COO, Alila Hotels & Resorts;
- Zdenek Kastanek, Managing Director, Proof;
- Jennyfer Lacroix, Corporate Director – Design, Raffles Hotels & Resorts;
- Carsten Lima, Area Director Asia Pacific, Design Hotels;
- Brian Lum, Regional Vice President-Design and Planning, Hyatt;
- Christine McGinnis, Managing Director, Alila Hotels & Resorts;
- Julia Monk, Senior Vice President/Director of Hospitality Design, HOK;
- Loh Lik Peng, Founder, Unlisted Collection;
- Rajiv Puri, Senior Vice President Projects & Development, Minor Hotel Group;
- John Shamon, Senior Vice President of Design and Project Services, Rosewood;
- Matt Turner, Editor-in-Chief, Sleeper;
- Brian Williams, Managing Director, Swire Hotels;
- Paul Matthew Wiste, Vice President of Development, Design, Jumeirah Group
The judging process for The Asia Hotel Design Awards has been developed to ensure a rigorous, robust and balanced procedure is followed to select the final winners in each category.
The judges are currently reviewing all the entries and the shortlist will be announced in January 2016.
The winners will then be announced at the Asia Hotel Design Awards ceremony on Thursday 10 March 2016.
