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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 1 APRIL 2015 17 Events Ford Delegates in Malta for annual conference OVER 50 delegates from Ford European markets gathered in Malta for their annual EDM gen- eral meeting, which ended earlier this week. The meeting, which is held for European Direct Markets was attended by top management from over 25 Ford Motor Company markets in Europe and took place at the Westin Dragonara Resort, St. Julians. Leading the Ford delegation was Peter Fleet, Vice President, Sales for Ford of Europe, along with Kevin Griffin, Regional Director, European Sales Operations and Viktor Molnar, Director, Ford CEE Sales Operations. Representatives for the local Ford distributor, GasanZammit Motors Ltd, also attended the conference. GasanZammit Motors Ltd. has enjoyed a longstanding and suc- cessful relationship with Ford and has represented Ford in Malta for almost a century when the late Joe Gasan signed the first Ford Dealer- ship in 1928. The main objectives of these meetings is to enable the delegates to discuss performances and new products, exchange ideas and the general direction of the company and sales and marketing plans for the following year. During his visit to Malta Fleet, together with GasanZammit Ltd chairman Joseph Gasan and Gas- anZammit Director Joseph Zammit also met with the Prime Minister of Malta, Joseph Muscat to discuss the automotive industry at large. Also in attendance were Ford re- gional director for European sales, Kevin Griffin and GZ Ltd director Mark Gasan. BenRiach named Global Whisky Distiller of the Year 2015 San Antonio Hotel awards Employee of the Year 2014 The Waterfront Hotel employee rewarded for excellent hospitality THE BenRiach Distillery Compa- ny has been named Global Whisky Distiller of the Year at the 2015 Icons of Whisky Awards. This latest award follows hard on the heels of BenRiach winning the "Icons of Scotland" Whisky Dis- tiller of the Year earlier this year. First held in 2007, the World Whiskies Awards are Whisky Magazine's awards, searching for the very best whiskies in the world. And BenRiach had double cause for celebration last night, as it won Best Speyside Single Malt for the BenRiach 16 years old produced at its Elgin distillery. The winners were decided in online voting by writers, whisky producers and other industry lead- ers along with the editorial staff of Whisky Magazine. They were selected from three regional rounds of Icons awards covering Scotland, the US, and the Rest of the World. This year's competition saw more than 300 whiskies put through their paces during three rounds of rigorous tastings to win the cov- eted titles of the 'World's Best'. Founded in 2004 under the lead- ership of whisky veteran Billy Walker and his South African in- vestors Wayne Kieswetter and Ge- off Bell, the Edinburgh-headquar- tered company has grown with impressive speed, acquiring Ben- Riach that year and turning it into one of Scotland's most admired distilleries. It acquired GlenDronach Dis- tillery in 2008 and Glenglassaugh Distillery in 2013 as well as a bot- tling plant at Newbridge outside Edinburgh. All three distilleries produce unique award-winning whiskies with extraordinary depth, balance and character. Billy Walker said, "It's a pretty amazing achievement for a small privately-owned independent com- pany to win this prestigious global award. I'm especially proud that it highlights the innovations we've created at our three distilleries and it also quite properly recognises the high-quality, committed team we have built at our four locations. "We're currently trading in some 40 countries worldwide with other emerging markets entering the negotiation stage, so I believe the future for all our brands is tremen- dously exciting." In August the company posted record pre-tax profits of £8.9m for 2013 boosted by unprecedented demand for its high-end whiskies in Asia, North America, Russia and Europe.Benriach local rep- resentative is NM Arrigo ltd. For more information regards this outstanding whisky, please contact us on: 21223755 and email:info@ nmarrigo.com THE Waterfront Hotel's Front Office Senior Supervisor Marvic Agius placed second runner-up as 'Hotel Worker of the Year' during the STAR Service Awards organ- ised recently by the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA). The awards give public recognition to all those who work directly or indirectly in the tourism industry. "Marvic has been working at The Waterfront Hotel for the past 15 years and she is an asset to the com- pany," says General Manager Mario de Celis. "She was nominated for the award by management with the support of all her colleagues. "Marvic goes out of her way to meet and exceed guests' expecta- tions. She is a great team leader and always leads by example. This is also ref lected in the personal ap- praisals Marvic gets from guests even on TripAdvisor." The STAR award is aimed spe- cifically at exemplary workers within the hotel sector who excel both in the way they perform their duties and their general attitude towards work. The 'Hotel Worker of the Year' award is a staff-driven award whereby hotel employees of any grade can nominate a fellow worker who they think deserves the award. During this 10th edition of the STAR Awards, six STARS were awarded for excellence in service, while all the finalists received rec- ognition. This was the result of ap- proximately 7,000 nominations re- ceived from tourists during 2014. From left: MTA CEO Paul Bugeja, Chairman Gavin Gulia, and Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis congratulating Marvic Agius JOSEPHINE Mallia, Food & Beverage Server, was awarded the Employee of the Year 2014 for db San Antonio Hotel + Spa Mallia was amongst 14 employ- ees who were shortlisted from seven departments of the hotel. An employee is awarded a f light and accommodation every year by the management and this year, Mallia will be heading to Buda- pest. Vincent Degiorgio, Director of db Hotels + Resorts and General Manager of db San Antonio Hotel + Spa, thanked all employees for their dedication and hard work throughout 2014. YOUR FIRST CLICK OF THE DAY www.maltatoday.com.mt Download the MaltaToday App now Delegates from Ford European markets held their annual general meeting in Malta Josephine Mallia with director Vincent Degiorgio