Atlantis The Palm's manager of employee marketing, Kristina Vaneva is part of the shortlist for the HR Person of the Year award.
The Hotelier Middle East Awards are less than one month away now and it is time to unveil the shortlist. In total, 90 hoteliers across 18 individual awards categories have been shortlisted, along with five hotel teams for the coveted Team of the Year Award.
The winners will be announced at a gala event at the world’s tallest hotel, JW Marriott Marquis Dubai on October 30.
Here we unveil the finalists for HR Person of the Year Award, which was won last year by Alena Miatlushka from Crowne Plaza Hotel Bahrain.
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KRISTINA VANEVA, MANAGER, EMPLOYEE MARKETING, ATLANTIS THE PALM
ABOUT KRISTINA
Kristina joined the team at Atlantis The Palm during the pre-opening phase in 2008. A graduate of the University of Malta, Kristina was previously a journalist, before switching to HR. In her role as employee marketing manager in the HR division, Kristina has devoted her time to ensuring the satisfaction of the 3000-strong team at Atlantis.
WHY WAS SHE NOMINATED?
Kristina is responsible for colleague engagement and overall satisfaction as well as colleague retention at Atlantis, The Palm through effective corporate mass communication, heading the official rewards and recognition program, organising departmental team building and social activities. In the last 12 months, Kristina has been in charge of successfully developing and launching Aquarius- the Atlantis Intranet site in additional to digital notice boards in the back of house area. Kristina is an advocate for environmental awareness and is committed to training interns, management trainees and volunteers across departments.
WHAT DID HER TEAM SAY?
“Kristina Vaneva has made the big difference in the lives of the more than 3000 diverse Atlantis colleagues. She is great with colleagues and is always encouraging and giving great advice. She is very professional and you would never see any work related pressure on her, always great to work with.” Biko Ombete, Dolphin Bay Husbandry
WHAT DID HER GUESTS SAY?
“During my time in Atlantis working with Kristina, I was always blown away with her passion, dedication and commitment to the employees. As a HR Marketing Manager, she worked tirelessly in organizing amazing event and activities for the employees, both in the hotel as well as the accommodation. Everyone in the hotel know who she is and that in itself is a huge accomplishment.” Marianne Albalkhi
Please click through to next page to find out who else is shortlisted…
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