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Steven Emery - Director of Business Development
Steve has a local knowledge second-to-none, along with extensive experience working with the needs of corporate guests. Steven’s previous role was in Marketing & Sales Management for iconic Rotorua attraction the Agrodome.
Steve brings a real creative and dynamic edge to the Rotorua Conference market and all meetings, incentive events, conferences and exhibitions held at Distinction Rotorua Hotel & Conference Centre.
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Nikki Ellis - Conference & Events Sales Organiser
With over nine years of experience in the hospitality & travel industries Nikki is a real asset to our conference team. Having worked operationally in hotels, on the floor dealing face to face with client requirements (in front & behind the scenes), also organising of all travel arrangements, door to door, Nikki has many skills ready to put to work for your next event. She is quick to pick things up & has an excellent eye for detail, strengthening her organisational skills.
When asked what she enjoys the most about this position, Nikki says “The Diversity of the functions or conferences that come in & meeting the people that you have been in contact with for sometime, face to face”.
Nikki looks forward to mastering the new challenges of your event & exceeding your expectations, in the near future.
Glen Burgess - Food & Beverage Manager
I started my career working in cafes in Rotorua mostly in the kitchens with a sink full of water, as time wore on I saved up and headed out off shore on my OE.
This was the start of my front of house career, in a small village in a small bar in the Cotswold’s England. This then took me on to my first hotel experience in Wexford Ireland and after 4 years headed home to continue what I started in Rotorua. I have been lucky in away that when I arrived back into New Zealand, conferencing and out catering was beginning to take off. My first was Master builders awards night at the convention centre in early 2000 and the largest was 800 plated dinner in Queenstown for winter fest.
I have worked and ran many hundreds of conferences and dinners and ran many different bars and restaurants around the world but I always came back to where it all started Rotorua. Now as a Food and Beverage Manager of Distinction Rotorua I enjoy looking back at all the big and small events I have done and can call upon my experiences in the past to benefit future events, the hotel and myself.
Thank you for taking the time to read a small slice of me and my experiences and I hope to see you all soon.
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Daniel Koh – Executive Chef Our talented Executive Chef is actively involved in all conference planning, able to create a memorable and mouth-watering menu for your guests – no matter the size or ‘style’ of your group. After graduating a 2 year Diploma at a Chef School run by the university of Laussane of Switzerland, Daniel worked at Commis Chef in a 5 Star Hotel in Singapore with 1500 rooms and several restaurants! A number of high-profile hotels later, we are lucky to have Daniel here at Distinction Rotorua. Daniel has been honoured with a number of awards, including a Compliment Medal from the President of Singapore, an a Gold Medal award for Master Chef at the Hospitality New Zealand awards.
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Justin Mitchell - Hotel Operations Manager
Bringing with him over 20 years of international hotel experience, Hotel Operations Manager Justin Mitchell promises to uphold and further the cuisine and service standards held by the hotel. Teams with Justin at the helm have delighted professional guests all over the world, most recently in the South Island of New Zealand.
Instant Support
Our Operations Team carry a mobile phone at all times during your event. For anything you need, at anytime during your stay with our Hotel, just dial 0 on any internal phone and you will receive Instant Support. You will be introduced to the supervisor working at your function each day of your event. |
