Outstanding Individuals Shine at Gala Dinner

In its third year, RFP Magazine’s Outstanding Individuals in Industry Awards picked another crop of winners from around Asia presenting them with the coveted trophy at the Gala Dinner on 15 July. This year was the first year that the nominees had not been notified in advance and winning came as a happy surprise for many of the winners. The 2011 Awards nomination season was declared open.

Claire Saeki, Publisher, RFP Magazine said “Already in its 3rd year the Outstanding Individual Awards in Industry have proved to be a true barometer of talent in our industry with consistently high nominations making the judges decision-making process extremely challenging. With top names in the industry participating, and a raft of newcomers from across the region, we expect the 2011 awards to carry on showing us who the industry’s star players will be well into the coming decade.” Photos can be found at here.

A special issue of RFP Magazine will follow the event where all the winners will be interviewed. Winners were as follows:

• Architectural Systems and Design
  Andre Fu,  ASFO, for the Design of the Upper House hotel.
• Business Development
  Ong Soo Yar, Jones Lang LaSalle, for her outstanding success in creating substantial growth for the Jones Lang LaSalle Integrated Facilities Management business in China.
• Environmental Performance
  Michael Friedlander, APG Asset Management, for his commitment to delivering environmental performance in existing buildings and setting up and delivering a US$100 million China specific energy fund.
• Excellence in Facilities Management
  Andy Coy,  EC Harris, for successfully implementing a change management program for the HSBC portfolio in a very challenging economic climate.
• Industry Champion.
  Rob Blain,  CBRE, for his contributions in promoting the real estate industry as a whole, his commitment to environmental sustainability and his work with the community and philanthropic initiatives.
• Landmark Project Achievement
  Mr Ong Tze Boon, Ong & Ong Pte Ltd., for his innovative and contemporary design of the Quincy hotel in Singapore.
• Project Manager of the Year
  Ada Fung, Jones Lang LaSalle, for the successful relocation of the Baker McKenzie offices to one pacific place.
• Real Estate Strategy
  Previndran Singhe, Zerin, for securing the strategic expansion partnership between Tune hotels and Evolution Capital.
• Real Estate Transactions
  Sarky Subramaniam, Knight Frank Malaysia, for successfully negotiating nearly 700,000 sqft of office space for Shell Malaysia.
• Transformational Project Leader
  Andrew Macpherson, EC Harris, for successfully managing the extremely difficult task of the physical transformation of the building and facilities at the HSBC main building.

For a full list of shortlisted nominees please click here.

About the Awards
RFP's Outstanding Individuals in Industry Awards were created in 2007 as a way of celebrating personal success rather than focussing merely on companies and project results. Already an institution, the awards have continued to attract nominations from the industry's most renowned and well respected professionals. Visit www.rfpmagazine.com/outstandingindividuals for more information or to nominate for the 2011 awards.

For Advertising & General Enquiries
Girish Punjabi
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For 2011 Nominations Enquiries
Claire Saeki
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