‘Staffs give Hotels their Reputation’, Dr. Pinder asserts, receives Icon of Hospitality Nigeria Award
Dr. Michael Pinder, General
Manager of Ogeyi Place Hotel Port Harcourt, recipient of the Icon of
Hospitality Nigeria Award has called on hotel owners and investors to increase
their efforts and investment on staff, asserting that ‘Bricks and mortar do not
make hotels.
According to him, 'It is the staff
at the hotel which give the hotel its' reputation.’ 1The award was handed to
him in a very impressive corporate event inside the hotel on Tuesday 11th
October 2022.
A word of prayer to start the event...
Mr. Olugbenga Sunday Omotayo, the
Chairman of Hotel Managers Award, who is also the CEO and Convener of Hotel
Managers Conference Nigeria, speaking before the award was conferred on Dr.
Michael Pinder, hinted on the sterling qualities of the recipient while
shedding light on the vision of the Hotel Managers Awards and Hotel Managers
Conference.
‘Today, we are making history and
that history begins with the conferment of this legacy award which is the highest
award by the Hotel Managers Awards, the Icon of Hospitality Nigeria, to Dr.
Michael Pinder, for the enormous hard work and glittering impacts he has made
in the Nigerian hospitality industry!’, said Mr. Olugbenga.
‘Dr. Pinder stands as a father in the hospitality space in Nigeria as he has personally trained
and mentored Managers who have mentored other managers. Impacts are the true
evidences that we have lived well. Dr. Pinder, you’re living well’, Mr.
Olugbenga affirms.
‘The Hotel Managers Conference and
Awards was conceived to uplift hotels in Nigeria and Africa at large as we seek
to eliminate the very obvious gaps noticeable between international brand
hotels and local brand hotels’, he maintained.
Dr. Michael Pinder, responding
after receiving the award appreciated everyone who came to celebrate with him
and appreciated the invaluable efforts of staff in sustaining Star rating and
standards of Ogeyi Place Hotel Port Harcourt.
‘To all staff and management here:
it is you who make the hotel. It will never be me. I’m one person! In every
hotel I’ve worked, there’s no me without my staff. Without the staffs there’s
no standards. You are the future of your country’s hospitality. All of you,’ he
emphasized.
Dr. Pinder continues by saying
that, ‘I want to appreciate every staff who has worked with me over the years
for bearing with my screaming and shouting. I’m very proud to be the General
Manager of Ogeyi Place Hotel Port Harcourt, Rivers State’, as he concludes.
A number of the attendees took time to comment on the person and career of Dr. Michael Pinder.
Madam Felicia Obioma, one of the
guests present, speaking about Dr. Michael Pinder, says, ‘From when I met him I
knew I was talking to a gentleman. Then I got to know his immediate family, his
beautiful wife, his proficiency in hotel management, that speaks for itself, as
he is quite a mogul in hotel management. He is a very strict person and
disciplined. He takes on any topic for discussion and make great sense on it.
He’s widely read!’
‘And so Mike I feel that you
deserve this award. And many more recognitions are coming to you still. I want
to thank those who put this together to recognize greatness. If you recognize
greatness, you’re great yourselves. Thank you very much’, Madam Felicia Obioma
concluded.
George Robert, who is a very good
friend and a ‘dress maker’ as he introduced himself, in his remarks, calleed on
the audience, ‘Have you experienced Mike? I would encourage you to experience
him if you haven’t! Those of you in the hospitality industry can claim him and
like Madam rightly said, “Mike’s knowledge transcends every facet”. His
simplicity cuts across everything he does,' Mr. George affirms.
Mr. Nelson Uche, the Sales and
Marketing Manager of Ogeyi Place Hotel, also impressively about his boss, Dr.
Pinder, saying, ‘Dr. Pinder is one person who knows how to encourage someone!
I’ve worked with for over 3 years. The first time I met him, he was sitting in
the restaurant. He kept me sitting for about 20-25 minutes. Then he spoke and
the first word he said was, ‘I love your tie! Then he asked me if I knew what
SWOT analysis is and I said yes… And from that day he began to work with me’,
Mr. Nelson said with gusto!
‘He is that kind of a person who would tell you the wrong you did when you get it wrong and he would praise you when you do it right. He doesn’t always complain when you get it wrong. He’ll actually tell you and equally praise your fine achievements. I’d love to work with him much more. And I say to you, Dr. Pinder, congratulations on this award,' Mr. Nelson ended his comment.
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