JUDGES
Our judging panel comprises local and overseas representatives who are recognised professionals in their fields. They bring expertise and experience to the panel in determining the best of Singapore's tourism industry.

Listed in alphabetical order, the members of the judging panel are:
  • 2012
  • 2011
  • 2010
  • 2009
JUDGES A - G
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MS ALISON LIM
Executive Director
UBS
MR ALOYSIUS ARLANDO
Chief Executive
Singex Venues Pte Ltd
MS ANASTASIA LING
Commercial Director
Quintessentially
MR ANDREW ING
Chief Operating Officer
The Lo & Behold Group
MR ANDREW J. CALVERT
Regional Sales Director
AchieveGlobal
MR ANDREW JEFFERY
Regional Director, Asia Pacific
Imagineear
DR ANDY NAZARECHUK
President
APacCHRIE
MR ARNALDO NARDONE
President
ICCA
MR BASSAM JABRY
Creative Director
Chemistry
MR CHEN TIEN YUE
General Manager
Royal Selangor
MR CHRIS CARROLL
Chairman
The Eventful Group
MS CHRISTINE LINDSEY
Managing Director
IBC Asia (S) Pte Ltd
MR DANNY LOONG
Chief Creative Director
Timbre Group Pte Ltd
MR DAVID GOH
Regional Managing Director
MCI Group Asia Pacific
MR DAVID MCQUILLEN
Head, Group Customer Experience
OCBC
MR ERIC CONRAD
Vice President, Travel &
Transportation Industry Leader
IBM Global Business Services
MR ERIK HERTZMAN
Executive Director
Next U Institute of Service Excellence
MR FREDRIK HAREN
Founder
Interesting.org
MR GERETH LAI
Lecturer, Design Thinking
Singapore Polytechnic
MR GUIDO GIANASSO
Vice President, Human Capital
IATA
JUDGES H - M
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MR HARESH SHARMA
Resident Playwright
The Necessary Stage
MR HERMAWAN KARTAJAYA
President
World Marketing Association
MR IAN WILSON
Regional Vice President, China and South
East Asia
Fairmont Hotels
MS IRENE LIM
Assistant Vice President,
Customer Relations
The Ascott Limited
MS IVY ONG
Regional Director of Sales
Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces
MS JANICE AZUPARDO
Regional Vice President, Branding and
Communications
Meritus Hotels & Resorts
CHEF JASON ATHERTON
Culinary Director
Esquina & Pollen
MR JERAD BACHAR
Board Chair Best Cities/Director
Dubai Convention Bureau
MR JOHN HALLENBECK
Vice President
Universal Studios Singapore
MR K. C. BLONSKI
Director
Travel, Leisure & Retail Market
AchieveGlobal
MR KEITH TAN
Founder and Principal Consultant
Creative Nexus
MS KWAN LUI
Founder
At-Sunrice Global Chef Academy
MS LAU CHUEN WEI
Executive Director
Singapore Retailers Association
MR LAU TAT CHUAN
Director
The Idea Factory
MS LEE SUYIN
General Manager Asia
FCm Singapore Pte Ltd
MS LIM SUU KUAN
Divisional Director, Guest Experience
Sentosa Leisure Group
MR LIM TIAN WEE
Marketing Director
Gryphon Tea Company
PROFESSOR LIM TIT MENG
Chief Executive Officer
Science Centre Singapore
MS LINDA BLACK
TV Host
Co-founder and Member of
[the]Collective
MR MANOJ SHARMA
Founder & Chief Facilitor
Singapore Service Academy
MR MARK COCHRANE
Regional Manager, Asia Pacific
UFI
MS MARY FELICIA SIM
Vice President of Customer Care
ION Orchard
MS MAY LOK
Director, Education and Outreach
Wildlife Reserves Singapore
MRS MAY SNG
President
Orchard Road Business Association
MS MELISSA KWEE
Chairman
Millenia Hotel Pte Ltd
MR MICHAEL CHOW
Group Publisher
TTG Asia Media
MR MICHAEL DUCK
Executive Vice President
UBM Asia Ltd
MR MICHAEL LUEHRS
Sustainable Business Advisor President,
Green Meeting Industry MeetGreen
MS MIRIAM BADER
Director of Education
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
JUDGES N - Z
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MR NICHOLAS YEO
Owner
Bunc Hostel
MR NICK DIXON
Executive Director
ArtScience Museum
MR NICK WEST
Head of Financial Times LIVE, Asia Pacific
Financial Times LIVE/Global Conferences
& Events
MR PANKAJ TANDON
Managing Director
PDK Shenaz Hotels Pte Ltd
MR PARTHO GUHA
Director – Design Research Strategy
Elephant Design
MR PATRICK IMBARDELLI
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pan Pacific Hotels Group
MR PAUL TAN
Director, Singapore Writers' Festival
National Arts Council
MR RAYMOND LIM
Communications Manager
Les Amis Pte Ltd
MR RICHARD IRELAND
Chief Executive, Asia Pacific
Terrapinn Pte Ltd
MR ROBIN LOKERMAN
President
MCI Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
MR ROGER LIENHARD
Senior Vice President
Food & Beverage and Rooms
Resorts World Sentosa Pte Ltd
MS ROSALIND NG
President
SACEOS
MR SACHA COLES
National Studios Director
ASPECT Studios
MS SEAH-KHOO EE BOON
Senior Vice President, Human Resource & Training Department
Resorts
World Sentosa
MS SHERI PETRAS
Chief Executive
Claes Fornell International Group
MR STEEN JAKOBSEN
Convention Director
Wonderful Copenhagen
MS STEPHANIE BESS
Owner
Forest Adventure
MR STEPHEN TAN
Chief Executive
Singapore Exhibition Services Pte Ltd
MR STEVEN HOPKINSON
Co-Founder
Tourist TV
MS TAHNYA BUTTERFIELD-GILL
Director
Shirlaws Coaching
MS TJIN LEE
Managing Director
Mercury Marketing & Communications
MR VENKA PURUSHOTHAMAN
Vice-President & Provost
LASALLE College of the Arts
PROFESSOR WALTER JAMIESON
Director Service Innovation Program
College of Innovation
Thammasat University
MR WALTER LIM
Director, Strategic Planning, Policy &
Marketing Communications
National Art Gallery, Singapore
DR YEW TIEW MING
Principal
ITE College West