Ten new Master Innholders revealed

Ten recipients of the Master Innholder awards have been announced.

The award was created by the Worshipful Company of Innholders to recognise “influential and inspirational” leaders within the hotel industry.

It will be presented to the new Master Innholders at Innholders’ Hall in the City of London on 4 June.

Dan Rose-Bristow, chairman of the Master Innholders, said: “To become a Master Innholder, you need to demonstrate great leadership qualities, your reasons for wanting to become a Master Innholder, what you stand for as a hotelier, your involvement in the wider hospitality community in terms of education and charity, and an appreciation of the heritage and traditions of the Worshipful Company of Innholders, who award the honour.

“Our 10 successful applicants this year all demonstrated their passion and drive for our profession and were all committed to becoming an active part of our community. I am extremely proud to welcome all these inspiring individuals to our family.”

The 10 new Master Innholders include:

• Adam Dyke, group operations director, Luxury Family hotels
• Timothy Griffin, co-founder Leven hotels and Wellbrook Hospitality
• Mark Gregory-White, general manager, Millennium & Copthorne hotels at Chelsea Football Club
• Neil Kedward, chief executive, Seren Collection
• Guillaume Marly, managing director, Hotel Café Royal
• Tristan Nesbitt, cluster general manager, Scotland and Northeast England, Marriott International
• Veryan Palmer, director, the Headland hotel
• Thomas Ross, chief executive, the Pig hotels
• James Thomson, proprietor, Prestonfield House and the Witchery, Edinburgh
• Michael Warren, CEO, Harbour hotels

The Master Innholders was founded in 1978 and membership is open to practising hoteliers by application each year.