Jason Degiorgio, left, is presented with the Starwood President’s Award by Michael Camilleri Kamsky.

Food and beverage director at the Westin Dragonara Resort, Jason Degiorgio, has been given the President’s Award by Starwood Hotels and Resorts for his outstanding performance during 2013.

The award recognises employees’ exceptional or unique skills and achievements. Examples of notable contributions include exhibiting confidence to succeed, going the extra step, playing as a team and doing the right thing.

Degiorgio, who joined the Westin Dragonara Resort in 2008, proved to be a strong leader with great communication skills, as well as a good motivational speaker. Being a respected and trusted leader, he identified five associates with high potential, whereby together with the HR department, he worked on their career growth plan, developing them into successful supervisors and managers.

His determination and hard work, including proactive and prompt action, resulted in a significant number of positive comments from guests relating to their food and beverage experience. Moreover, by taking effective decisions, Degiorgio managed to achieve a significant trim of food and beverage costs.

The resort’s general manager Michael Camilleri Kamsky congratulated Degiorgio, saying: “We are proud to have Jason on our team. Last year was a challenging one and his commitment and support contributed to ensure that we, as a Starwood property, not only met our targets but even outperformed them.”

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