Patrick Dempsey wins Outstanding Contribution award at Hotel Cateys 2013
Patrick Dempsey, managing director of Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants, received a standing ovation this evening for winning the Outstanding Contribution award at the Hotel Cateys 2013 for his work on spearheading the Big Hospitality Conversation to get young, unemployed people into work.
Spurred on by a determination to wipe out youth unemployment, Dempsey, with the support of the British Hospitality Association and Springboard, has made the government sit up and listen and encouraged other industries to follow a similar strategy.
Dempsey was one of 17 winners at the glittering awards ceremony held at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge. They included David Mead-Male, concierge at the Royal Crescent hotel, Bath, who saved the life of a pensioner who collapsed outside the property by administering cardiac pulmonary resuscitation. He won the Extra Mile Award.
Comedian Milton Jones provided the entertainment, while charities Hospitality Action and Springboard benefitted from the evening's fund-raising efforts.
2013 HOTEL CATEY WINNERS
Front of House Manager of the Year - Sponsored by Brakes
Clarisse Abbey-Blackmore, Crowne Plaza London Docklands
Front of House Team of the Year- Sponsored by Hotelympia
Radisson Blu, Edinburgh
Conference and Banqueting Team of the Year - Sponsored by Reynolds
Hotel du Vin Bristol
Food and Beverage Manager of the Year - Sponsored by Hooper's
Peter Bradley, The Montague on the Gardens, London
Housekeeper of the Year - Sponsored by Berendsen
David Smith, Park Plaza Riverbank and Plaza on the River, London
Green Hotel of the Year - Sponsored by Heineken UK The Savoy, London
Hotel Restaurant Manager of the Year - Sponsored by Tchibo Coffee International
Andrew Sicklin, Galvin at Windows, London
Hotel Restaurant Team of the Year - Sponsored by Northfields
The Montague on the Gardens, London
Spa Professional of the Year- Sponsored by Shared Beauty Secrets
Anna Williams, Stoke Park Country Club, Spa and Hotel, Stoke Poges
Revenue Award - Sponsored by SKY
Chesterfield Mayfair, London
Hotel Chef of the Year (fewer than 250 covers) - Sponsored by Bunzl Catering & Hospitality Division
Sam Moody, Bath Priory, Bath
Hotel Chef of the Year (more than 250 covers) - Sponsored by PSL The Food Professionals
Ryan Neill, De Vere Cameron House on Loch Lomond
Human Resources Manager of the Year- Sponsored by Just Chefs
Julia Murrell, Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, Great Milton,Oxfordshire
Human Resources Team of the Year - Sponsored by Citirecruit
Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5
Extra Mile Award- Sponsored by Filmbank
David Mead-Male, Concierge, Royal Crescent Hotel
Hotelier of the Year - Sponsored by Casna Group
Stuart Bowery, General Manager, The Grosvenor House, A JW Marriott Hotel
Outstanding Contribution - Sponsored by Diversey
Patrick Dempsey