HIFI Hall of Fame Award
JW Marriott, Jr., Chairman & CEO of Marriott International Inc, will be conferred with the ‘Hall of Fame’ award by Hotel Investment Forum India (HIFI) at their forthcoming annual investment meet.
During his five-decade-long leadership role of Marriott International, JW has taken the hotel company from a family restaurant business to a global lodging company with nearly 4,000 properties in over 70 countries and territories.
According to the organisers, the award will be received by Simon Cooper, President & Managing Director- Asia Pacific, Marriott International on behalf of JW Marriott, Jr. “HIFI will be honoring JW ‘Bill’ Marriott, Jr., with the HIFI Hall of Fame Award. A special ceremony presentation will be held in recognition of Marriott on 15 January. Although Marriott himself is unable to attend, we are pleased that the President & Managing Director Asia Pacific, Simon Cooper, will be accepting the award on his behalf,” said Jim Burba, President, BHN.
Similarly, another prestigious award by HIFI, ‘Aatithya Ratna’ award, will be presented to Narendra Somani, Chairman & Managing Director of TGB Banquets & Hotels, a leading company in the food and hospitality business in Gujarat. The awards jury also nominated Nirupa Shankar, Director, Brigade Hospitality for the ‘Rising Star’ South Asia Award of HIFI. As Director, Shankar was instrumental in driving the hospitality business of the Bengalurubased Brigade Group.