6 December is a red-letter day in the story of Corinthia. That is when it all started way back in 1962.
Then, in the 1970s, Corinthia started granting long service awards to its personnel every 6 December, and this appointment has remained a regular one to enjoy with pride and satisfaction. The venue, Corinthia Palace, further emphasises the historic date since this is Corinthia’s birthplace.
The hall, which was elegantly set up for the occasion, displayed the flags of the different countries where Corinthia operates. As the horizon widens, the flags increase in number.
All the guests could follow a few short videos, including one on the birth and development of Corinthia.
The ceremony, compered by Ian Busuttil Naudi, was organised by the Corinthia Social Committee, whose chairman, Alfred Fabri, explained to the guests the various initiatives organised by this committee throughout the year.
The Corinthia Chairman, Mr Alfred Pisani, expressed his great pleasure and satisfaction to see so many familiar faces receive the awards, which he considers a living testimony of the loyalty of Corinthians.
A pleasant surprise sparkled the end of the occasion. Without knowing, the audience participated in a lottery draw, with the lucky person winning a holiday at Corinthia Budapest on a bed and breakfast basis, including flights.
We felt it appropriate to include the names of the staff members who attended to collect their certificates of service and the award, which was purposely designed and made for this occasion by Mdina Glass.
Swan Laundry
5 Years
Celso Jr Ibanez Lacag; Rowena Sagusay Olasiman; Arvin Abacahin Bacoy; Franklin Eugenio Lalaguna
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Danish Bakery.
15 Years
Patrick Fiteni
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Costa Coffee
10 Years
Matthew Gauci
15 Years
Evelyn Micallef Damico
***
Corinthia Caterers and Catermax
5Years
Sunny Camilleri; Philip Gravina; Charlene Mifsud; Jesus M Alvarado; Ilona Grima
15 Years
Kristina Lebrun; Albert Farrugia, Keith Cassar
20 Years
Josianne Portelli
***
QP
5 Years
Kurt Pace; Steven Vella; Kyle Vella; Peter Paul Vella; Abigail Saliba; Goran Solarevic
10 Years
Cedric Caruana; Fernando Dingli
15 Years
Justin James Schembri
***
Corinthia Palace
5 Years
Elisa Agius; Ryan Camenzuli; Analise Scicluna
10 Years
Joseph Callus; Mark Anthony Mcbride
15 Years
Robert Bartolo
20 Years
Elton Marmara
***
Corinthia St George’s Bay
5 years
Erwin Manalang; Ronnie Benjaming Guzman; Bada Hadr Chet
10 years
Neville Desira
15years
Aaron Galea
20Years
Ruth Butters
25years
Krista Zammit; Marika Micallef; Eric Magro
***
Radisson BayPoint Hotel
10 Years
Nicola Borg Cole
15 years
Carl Galea
20 Years
Daniel Muscat
25 Years
Marika Abela
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Marina Hotel
5 Years
Simon Agius; Marc Anthony Shergold
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Radisson Golden Sands
5 Years
Jerelyn Laranio; Diana Dimitrov
15 Years
Jesmond Micallef; Jesmond Xuereb; Paul Micallef, Zahra Muscat Zouitini; Josette Bugeja
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CHL
5 years
Joseph Restall
10 years
David Camilleri
25 Years
Adrian Xerri; Elton Micallef; Omar Farrugia
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Corporate Office
5 Years
Miklos Bethlendi; Milan Seghatoleslami; Jean Pierre Schembri
10 Years
Keyth Pisani
15 Years
Mary Grace Stagno
20 Years
Gerald Bugeja
25 Years
Rachel Stilon; Stephen Bajada
***30 YEARS***
Curran Buhagiar – Corinthia St George’s Bay
Curran started his journey in 1993 as a bell boy at Corinthia Palace. He then joined the Front Office team, Reservations department and later managed the Front Office and the Housekeeping team for several years. For the last three years he joined Corinthia St George’s Bay as Rooms Division Manager and then promoted to Director of Operations.
Sean Camilleri – Corinthia St George’s Bay
Sean started off at Corinthia Palace as demi-chef de partie. Six years later, he moved to Corinthia St George’s Bay. After another period back at Corinthia Palace, in 2012 he was appointed head chef. Two years later he was appointed head of purchasing for all the Malta hotels.
Stefan Hogan – Corinthia Palace
In 1993 Stefan joined Corinthia Palace as chef tournant, before moving to Corinthia St George’s Bay as senior executive sous-chef, and later promoted to executive chef of the Corinthia Beach Resort. In 2003 Stefan was appointed executive chef at Corinthia Tripoli where in total he spent seven years, apart from a three-year spell as food and beverage director in Malta. In 2013 he then took up the post of executive chef at Corinthia Palace.
Vincent Bugeja – Corinthia Palace
Vincent embarked on his journey at Corinthia Palace in 1993 as a kitchen porter. He has been carrying out several roles in stewarding ever since.
Robert Cassar – Corinthia Caterers
Robert joined Flight Catering as an assistant cook in 1993 and was later promoted to cook. In 2006 he was appointed as trainee section leader. In 2016 he was promoted to sous chef and is now a Senior sous chef.
Lawrence Spiteri – Corinthia Caterers
Lawrence joined Corinthia Palace as chef de rang and was shortly after promoted to head waiter. In 1995 he was appointed as restaurant manager at Mistra Village. After two years, he was assigned to airport catering where he was later promoted to general manager. In 2016 he took over the responsibility of the central production unit where he is currently director for airlines retail catering.
***35 YEARS***
Andrew Galea – Corinthia St George’s Bay
Andrew joined the marketing department at Head Office as marketing executive and in 2003 was promoted to marketing manager. In 2016 he was appointed marketing manager at Corinthia St George’s Bay and more recently for the Peninsula hotels.
Godfrey Pace – QP
Godfrey joined Corinthia Palace as assistant maintenance manager and after a year was promoted to maintenance manager of the newly refurbished hotel. This was followed by two years as maintenance manager at Corinthia St George’s Bay. In 2002 he joined QP as a project manager.
Ernest Barry – Golden Sands Resort
Ernest started off as receptionist at the Bugibba Holiday Complex. He then moved to accounts, following which he was appointed controller for the complex and the Coastline Hotel. After a period as sales manager, he was appointed general manager of Coastline Hotel in 1997, general manager at Radisson BayPoint Hotel in 2005, COO Island Hotels in 2011 and general manager of Radisson Golden Sands in 2016.
In his younger days, Ernest represented Malta in the national football team for a good five years.
