amicalist newsletter 2012 (final edition)

AMICALISTNEWSLETTER

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17 Days to Rome

Dearest Amicalist, Sponsors and Friends,

We say Goodbye to 2012 and Welcome 2013

My wish for the New Year 2013 that it may bring the following gists for everEone.

LOVE -‐ Cherish and love one another, your family and Niends.

PEACE -‐ A world without violence.

PROSPERITY -‐ To all the economies around the world.

Lastly, I wish for Mother NatSre to be kind to this world and we to care for the environment we live in.

Happy New Year and Best Wishes for 2013.

Alphonso D’ Conceicao

AICR InterXational President

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Special Feature

For the last edition of our news letter for the year 2012, we feature our International and National Honorary Members.

The great and the good of AICR will be honored at the Rome Congress on 18th January 2013 during the General Assembly.

The AICR International Committee, the Presidium and members at the General Assembly in Prague on 21st January 2012 unanimously voted on honoring all our Founding and Former International Presidents as AICR International Honorary Members.

International Honorary Member (IHM)

The International Honorary Membership is the highest award for service and thanks the AICR can bestow on one of its members.

This symbol of distinction is recognition of the significant contribution and professional excellence accomplished to provide the world's premier hotels with an amicale association of friendship and mutual alliance for Deputy Managers and Front Office Managers of luxury hotels.

Their achievements and leadership whilst serving the AICR through their efforts and hard work have contributed to an enduring and far-reaching legacy.

The 5 Stars represents the Luxury Hotels of our Members. The Oak Leaves represents the Friendship of the Amicale.

National Honorary Member (NHM)

The National Honorary Membership is an award bestowed by the Section National Committee and agreed by its members to former National Presidents and special members who have made significant contributions, service and dedication to the AICR Section.

The IHM medals and NHM pins are to be worn at all AICR Events

international HonoraryMembers

Founding Members of ACR in 1964

Jean BOERI Chef de Reception Hotel de Paris, Monte Carlo

Rene JAYLES Chef de Reception Hotel Carlton, Cannes (ANCR National President 1969)

Henri ALLAVENA Chef de Reception Hotel Martinez, Cannes

Cote d’ Azur Section of ANCR

Jean-‐Claude IRONDELLE Chef de Reception Grand Hotel du Cap, Cap d’ Antibes

Henri MARIA Chef de Reception La Reserve, Beaulieu

international Honorary Members

Gerard COLBERT Chef de Reception Hotel Ritz , Paris (First President for Paris Section)

Jean-‐Pierre CRETTAZ Hotel Prince de Galles

Rene BIAT Chef de Reception Hotel Plaza, Nice

Paris Section of ANCR

Maurice TIREL Chef de Reception Hotel Negresco , Nice

Rene CARLE Chef de Reception Hotel Plaza, Athenee

Rene Carle has passed on in 2010. This picture was taken at the Paris Presidium in 2004. He will always be remember in our hearts and those who knew him well.


1965Maitre Paul AUGIER President-‐Director General Hotel Negresco, NiceHonorary President for Cote d’ Azur

Pierre WEILL Assistant Manager Hotel Ritz

Pierre Weill is retired. He was elected as International President from 1974 at the 2nd International Congress in Cannes.

Calude LEMERCIER Deputy Manager Hotel George V (First President of National ACR in 1966)

Marcel ELBAZ Hotel Claridge

Marcel ELBAZ is retired but still very passionate about AICR. He was Secretary-‐ General of the AICR International for many years and one of the Founding Members of the AICR in 1964.

Lucien BARRIERE President-‐Director General Hotel and Casino, DeauvilleHonorary President for Paris


Jean ARMLEDER Proprietor of Hotel Le Richemond, Geneva First Honorary President of AICR

1973 -‐ 1st International Congress, Lausanne. Otto BERGER Chef de Reception Hotel Bellevue Palace, Berne

1976 – 3rd International Congress, GenevaStephane BERTRAND Director of Sales Hotel Ritz, Paris

The beginning of AICR International and the elected International Presidents

1972 Alain LASSAGNE Assistant-‐Director Hotel Meurice, Paris (ANCR National President)

1966 -‐ National ACR was formed (ANCR) Louis COLONELLIDirector Hotel George V (First Honorary President)


1985 – 7th International Congress, Vienna1987 – 8th International Congress, Monte Carlo 1989 -‐ 9th International Congress, ParisDavid CAMPBELL Chef de Reception Hotel Ritz (3rd term Reelected)

1991 -‐ 10th International Congress, London1993 -‐ 11th International Congress, Budapest Claudio GUIDA Deputy Manager Hotel Beau Rivage, Geneva(2nd term Reelected)

Claudio GUIDA was name as International Honorary President in 1995.

1983 – 6th International Congress, DavosMarc HEMMER Front OfMice Manager Hotel Bellevue au Luc, Zurich

1981 – 5th International Congress, MunichFranz-‐Josef BRUHL Front OfMice Manager Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten, Hamburg

1979 – 4th International Congress, ParisFranz HOFER Manager Hotel Aukamm, Wiesbaden

1978 – PresidiumLouis COLONELLI Director Hotel George V Honorary President of AICR International


2001 -‐ 15th International Congress, Rome2003 – 16th International Congress, BerlinKlaus KABELITZ General Manager Claridge’s, London (2nd term Reelected)

Klaus KABELITZ is now General Manager of Le Richemond in Geneva, Switzerland

2005 – 17th International Congress, Switzerland, 2007 – 18th International Congress, Tallin, EstoniaMichael JJ STENNER General Manager The Three Sisters Hotel, Tallin, Estonia(2nd term Reelected)

Michael JJ Stenner will taking on a new post in Poland in mid-‐January.

1999 -‐ 14th International Congress, SingaporeVáclav VítekDirector Czech Republic

1995 – 12th International Congress, Madrid1997 – 13th International Congress, Prague Graham BAMFORD Resident Manager Hyde Park Hotel, London Graham BAMFORD is now General Manager of the Royal Garden Hotel in London, UK

national Honorary Members

Austria

Andrea Plischke-‐Delabro

Czech Republic

Karel Štěpán Hani El-‐Sharkawi

Cote d’ Azur

Andre Neumann Jean-Claude SuchetJean Paul Marro Edgar Lutz

U.A.E -‐ Dubai

Ibrahim Yaqoot Kerstin Pundt Steven Muller Taha Samy


Germany

Stig Arnberg

Gerd Prantner Ernst Deker

Eckhart Erier Hans Eckhard Koshold

Helmut Kreiß

Horst Schwanstecher


Raihan Abdullah

Kenneth Low

Ann Ang

Anthony Goh

Singapore

Belinda Tan

Miguel Angel Revilla Pablo Sardina Jacinto Martinez

Spain


Rolf Benz

Francesco Caccavale

Jean Comboeuf

Francis Coutelin

Martina Gradmann Lechner

Alfred Thomet

Hans Schmidli

Samuel Salvisberg Rudolf Oehrli

Switzerland


United Kingdom

Annie Boslem

David Cowdery

Miles Canning

Knut Wylde

Simon Venison

Graham Copeman

Darin Davies

Mark Kirby

Sarah WilkinsonDawn Thomas

Niels Sherry

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