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HICAP ANNOUNCES LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENT
Hong Kong - Burba Hotel Network (BHN),
Horwath HTL, and Stiles Capital Events, cohosts
and organizers of the annual Hotel
Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP),
are pleased to announce that William E.
Heinecke, Founder & Chairman of the
Minor Group, will be awarded the HICAP
Lifetime Achievement Award. Mr. Heinecke
will be presented with the award at HICAP
being held 19-21 October 2016, at the
InterContinental Hong Kong.
The HICAP Lifetime Achievement Award
honors exceptional individuals who have distinguished
themselves through their accomplishments
and contributions to expanding,
enhancing and advancing the hotel industry
in the Asia Pacific region and the world.
Mr Heinecke came to the Kingdom of
Thailand in 1963 and founded the Minor
Group in 1967. Five decades later, Minor
Group (or Minor International Plc.) is ranked
among the top 50 stocks listed on the Stock
Exchange of Thailand, with market capitalization
close to $5.0 billion. It is now a global
company with the presence in 32 countries,
stretching from Australia to Europe and
South America.
Its business portfolio includes close to 150
world-class hotels and serviced suites, over
1,900 food service outlets and over 300 points
of sales for many leading fashion brands. The
group currently employs more than 55,000
employees.
Now 67, Mr. Heinecke has received many
awards, including Asia's Best CEO in 2015
- 2016 by Corporate Governance Asia and
Thailand Real Estate Personality of the Decade
Award in 2015.
He currently serves on the Board of Directors
of Minor International Plc., Indorama Ventures
Pcl., the largest PET production company in
the World, and Pacific Cross Insurance Co., Ltd.
He is also the author of "The Entrepreneur
- 25 Golden Rules for the Global Business
Manager." Mr. Heinecke became a naturalized
Thai citizen in 1991.
"We are pleased to be able to present the
Lifetime Achievement Award to Mr. Heinecke,"
said Jim Burba, president of BHN and co-host
of HICAP.
"His entrepreneurial spirit and significant
business accomplishments have greatly influenced
the growth of tourism throughout the
region. Over the past five decades he has built
one of the most prominent hospitality and
leisure companies in the Asia Pacific region,
now reaching far beyond its original roots in
Thailand," Burba added.
Adding to its special nature, the
Award is not given out every year.
Prior recipients of the HICAP Lifetime
Achievement Award include: 2015, Kwek
Leng Beng, Executive Chairman, Hong
Leong Group of Companies; 2011, Marilyn
Carlson Nelson, Chairman, Carlson;
2009, The Honorable Sir Michael
Kadoorie, Chairman, The Hongkong
& Shanghai Hotels, Limited; 2007,
Stephen F. Bollenbach, Co-Chairman &
Chief Executive Officer, Hilton Hotels
Corporation; 2006, Kurt J. Wachtveitl,
General Manager, Mandarin Oriental,
Bangkok, Thailand; 2005, P.R.S. Oberoi,
Chairman & CEO, Oberoi Hotels &
Resorts; and 2003, Paul Dubrule,
Co-Chairman and Founder, Accor.
For additional information on HICAP or the
Lifetime Achievement Award, visit the HICAP
website.
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