RFP Magazine's Outstanding Individuals in Industry Awards Winners Announcement

Online, July 23, 2010 (Newswire.com) - 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 notifies in advance and winning came as a happy surprise for many of the winners. The 2011 Awards nomination season was declared open.

As usual the evening was a cheery and eventful affair with a feather-ruffling poem from guest speaker Paul Scroggie and partying into the wee hours by winners and supporters alike. Photos can be found at www.rfpmagazine.com/outstandingindividuals/gala-dinner/photos-of-gala-dinner-2010.

A special issue of RFP Magazine will be issued following the event where all the winners will be interviewed. Special advertising rates apply for organisations wishing to contribute congratulatory messages. Please contact Girish Punjabi on gp@rfpmagaizne.com or call +852 2851 9923.

Winners were as follows:

- Architectural Systems and Design
Andre Fu for the Design of the Upper House hotel.

- Business Development
Ong Soo Yar for her outstanding success in creating substantial growth for the Jones Lang LaSalle Integrated Facilities Management business in China.

- Environmental Performance
Michael Friedlander 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 for successfully implementing a change management program for the HSBC portfolio in a very challenging economic climate.

- Industry Champion
Rob Blain 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 for his innovative and contemporary design of the Quincy hotel in Singapore.

- Project Manager of the Year
Ada Fung for the successful relocation of the Baker McKenzie offices to one pacific place.

- Real Estate Strategy
Previndran Singhe for securing the strategic expansion partnership between Tune hotels and Evolution Capital.

- Real Estate Transactions
Sarky Subramaniam for successfully negotiating nearly 700,000 sqft of office space for Shell Malaysia.

- Transformational Project Leader
Andrew Macpherson 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 visit www.rfpmagazine.com/outstandingindividuals.

About RFP Magazine
RFP Magazine was created to provide quality, independent information for corporate Real Estate, Facilities and Project Managers in Asia. First published in May 2004, RFP has been constantly updating and providing informative, timely and relevant contents so that readers, contributors and advertisers have a clear picture of their role in the market. RFP Office Space is the essential tool kit for corporate occupiers and RFP EcoBuild gives everyone in the industry the information they need on greening the building lifecycle. To date, RFP has more than 30,000 readers working in a diverse range of local, regional and multi-national companies both within Asia and beyond.

For Advertising & General Enquiries
Girish Punjabi
+852 2851 9923
gp@facilitymedia.com

Josi Yan
+852 2851 9923
jy@rfpmagazine.com

For 2011 Nominations Enquiries
Claire Saeki
+852 2851 7354
cs@rfpmagazine.com