




JURY & COACHES 2022

























Marloes Knippenberg
CEO, Kerten Hospitality
Wolfgang Neumann
Chairman, Sustainable Hospitality Alliance & Founder, Neumann Hospitality
Colin Abercrombie
Strategy Director NEOM Hotel Development
Haitham Mattar
Managing Director, India, Middle East & Africa, IHG
Morgan Tuckness
LEED-AP Design & Architecture, NEOM Hotel Development
Jochem-Jan Sleiffer
President Middle East, Africa & Turkey, Hilton
Marc Descrozaille
COO, India, Middle East & Africa, Accor
Tim Cordon
Senior Area Vice President Middle East & Africa, Radisson Hotel Group
Sandeep Walia
COO Middle East, Marriott International
Dimitris Manikis
President EMEA, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Peter Cole
Founder, Eclectic Companies
Oscar Kneppers
Founder Rockstart
Hans Heijligers
General Manager InterContinental Geneva / Crowne Plaza Geneva
Aseel Bondagjy
Hotel Talent Development Lead, NEOM
Abdulhalim Awlia
Development & Operations Professional - NEOM
Jonathan Worsley
Chairman & Founder, The Bench
Gitta Brueckmann
Area Vice President Central Europe, Marriott International
Milan Arandelovic
COO Hotel Division Aroundtown SA
Caro van Eekelen
Cultural Transformation, CARO VAN EEKELEN
Former SVP Learning & Development, Accor
Anina Pira
Vice President at JLL's Hotels & Hospitality Group
Hans Meyer
Co Founder & Managing Director at Zoku
Erwin Verhoog
VP Operations Europe Hilton
Marieke Dessauvagie
Senior Consultant Hotels at Colliers
Alexander Claus
CEO Claus Company
Ruud Reuland
Reuland Hospitality Coaching
Eve Mignot
Sustainability Manager, AEHL
Winner of SHC 2021
JURY 2019
Peter Cole
CEO, Design Hotels
Wolfgang Neumann
Chairman Hotelschool the Hague & former President & CEO, Radisson Hospitality
Marloes Knippenberg
CEO, Kerten Hospitality
Dirk Baker
CEO, Colliers International
Milan Arandelovic
COO, Aroundtown
Hans Meyer
CEO, Zoku
Caro van Eekelen
SVP Learning Development & Transformation, Accor
Dimitris Manikis
President, Wyndham
JURY 2017
Daniel Ruff
President EMEA, Wyndham
Hans Heijligers
CEO IHG/ANA Japan
Wolfgang Neumann
Chairman Hotelschool the Hague & former President & CEO, Radisson Hospitality
Carmen Hui
Commercial Director Owner Partnerships, Booking.com
Ricco de Blank
CEO Sun Hung Kai
Peter Norman
Senior VP Acquisitions Hyatt
Remy Rein
VP BNP Paribas
JURY 2018
Hans Heijligers
CEO IHG/ANA Japan
Ricco de Blank
CEO Sun Hung Kai
Frank Lavey
Senior VP Global Operations; Hyat
Thomas Willms
CEO Steigenberger
Milan Arandelovic
COO, Aroundtown
Hans Meyer
CEO, Zoku
Wolfgang Neumann
Chairman Hotelschool the Hague & former President & CEO, Radisson Hospitality






















JURY 2016
Roeland Vos
CEO Belmond
Wolfgang Neumann
Chairman Hotelschool the Hague & former President & CEO, Radisson Hospitality
Milan Arandelovic
COO, Aroundtown
Hans Heijligers
CEO IHG/ANA Japan
Daniel Ruff
President EMEA, Wyndham
Ingrid Eras Magdalena
Senior VP HR Belmond