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The Hotelier India Awards 2009 was an opportunity for the Indian hospitality industry to come together and recognise the best ideas, hospitality success stories, and high profile talent.

Grohe presented the Hotelier India awards which featured three Hall of Fame awards, and recognised achievements for 10 different categories.

Mathew Job, vice president and managing director, Grohe India, addressed the crème de la crème of the hospitality industry who were present at this glittering, much-awaited event of the year.

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Said Job: “By presenting and being a part of the Hotelier Award 2009, Grohe honours and recognises these heroes. Grohe has always provided its customers in the hospitality industry with products and services that lead to the highest guest satisfaction, supported by one of the most prestigious brand philosophy that is known by travellers across the world – Enjoy Water.”

Job gave away the prestigious Hall of Fame awards, while Nishant Grover, director, Grohe India, presented the awards in the Chief Engineer and Green Initiative categories.

Philips India and Hafele India were the associate sponsors. Philips had put up a stall showcasing its latest range of products, and also gave away the awards in the HR and IT categories, presided over by Jitendra Agrawal, general manger, Prof Marketing, Philips Lighting.

Hafele had the opportunity to bestow undeniably the most coveted and awaited award of the evening – general manager of the year – charmingly presented by Jurgen Wolf, the managing director.

The event was supported by FHRAI. Hotelier India’s other valued sponsors were sustainability partners Carrier and Otis, who were category sponsors for Procurement Manager and Laundry Manager respectively.

The award for the former was presented by PR Menon, director, Residential and Light Commercial, Carrier Airconditioning and Refrigeration Limited, and the latter by Engineer Raghib Azmi, general manager, NE Sales and Marketing, Otis Elevator Company (India) Limited.

Category sponsors included Alutec, who sponsored the Housekeeping award, given by Subhash Sahu, director, Alutec; Vira, who sponsored the Chef of the Year award, given away by the CEO, Alijan Rajan; Taj Lands End, the hospitality sponsor, and Aspri, the beverage sponsor for the evening – together, the duo ensured that the evening was a smooth, fun-filled affair to remember.

Our thanks to Rohit Khosla and his team, and the Aspri team led by Jackie Matai, managing director, and Sumedh Singh Mandla, CEO (Aspri Wine Division), Aspri Spirits Pvt Ltd.

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