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These five finalists will compete for the PR/Marketing Person of the Year 2012 in the Hotelier Middle East Awards to be held on October 31 at The Ritz-Carlton DIFC. 

Below you will find extracts and testimonials from the shortlisted nominations for each of the five candidates... 

Emille Loyola-Artigas, cluster marketing manager, Hilton Worldwide Ras Al Khaimah

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About Emille
Emille began her career in the hotel industry as a PR assistant, she became PR manager and eventually marketing & communications manager. In 2006 she started with the Hilton Worldwide family at Hilton Cebu Resort & Spa (in the Philippines), where she was part of the pre-opening team. She developed and implemented Hilton branding, which was a big milestone as this marks the brands re-entry to the country after more than a decade of absence. After two years, she moved to Maldives and joined the re-branded Hilton Irufushi. With her immense desire to move to the UAE, she joined Hilton Al Ain as marketing manager. After a year and a half, she transferred and managed the marketing department of the now six Hilton properties with almost 2000 rooms in Ras Al Khaimah as cluster marketing manager.

While in Ras Al Khaimah, she has made tremendous contributions, not only to the cluster, but also for the region and area. She was recognised and awarded as Hilton Worldwide’s 2012 Circle of Excellence Marketing Person of the Year for all of the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, awarded in January 2012 at Hilton London Metropole.

Above and beyond the call of duty…
With her dynamic attitude, enthusiasm, sincerity, and significantly vast knowledge of the Hilton and all the brands, Emille’s assistance is regularly sought by her counterparts, and she consistently provide support to all the other properties’ marketing and PR requirements in the Middle East and KSA. She goes over and beyond her own duties to support other properties, from UAE to KSA and even the Egypt cluster.

Emille ensures she is 100% focused and concentrated on every project that she is responsible for, from the beginning until it is completed. Whenever she has a media familiarisation trip, she ensures that all are well taken care of, from going out to find the perfect giveaways and funding them herself, to checking every room for her every guests.

Testimonials for Emille
“It was lovely to meet you, Emille. Your enthusiasm and contributions are infectious! Keep up the good work and hopefully our paths will cross again soon,” Josi Kytle, senior director regional marketing –EMEA, Hilton Worldwide

“At this month’s annual 2012 sales & marketing summit, cluster marketing manager for Ras Al Khaimah Emille Artigas was awarded the top prize as Marketing Person of the Year for EMEA. With several entrants from across EMEA, this win represents a major achievement for the region and I would like thank both Emille and Enrico for their significant contributions during 2011. I’m proud that we have such great talent in MEA and I’m confident we will continue to see great things in the future,” Oliver Schmaeing, director - regional marketing – MEA, Hilton Worldwide

“I really had a wonderful time working with Emille. Her work attitude is beyond commendable. She exudes positive attitude, and never fails to inspire and motivate even on her most pressured and stressful moments. Her work is of high-quality as she maintains close attention to details despite the numerous projects and job requirements she has to complete. Because of her skills, talent and knowledge of her job, it was very easy and fun to work with her. While she has tremendous responsibilities on her sleeve, she never fails to help other Hilton properties all over MEA as well as other departments within her cluster. I am so proud to have worked with her, and up to this time, she still is a valuable help for me and my team,” Nader Halim, general manager, Hilton Salalah Resort
 

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