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behind the design
STACY SHOEMAKER RAUEN < Senior Vice President, Design Group
stacy.shoemaker@emeraldx.com
646.668.3751
KEVIN GAFFNEY < Vice President and Group Show Director
kevin.gaffney@emeraldx.com
770.291.5446
Ed Ng
Cofounder
AB Concept
In 1999, Ed Ng and his partner
Terrance Ngan founded Hong Kongbased
design fi rm AB Concept with
a desire to create places that evoke a
sense of curiosity. The fi rm counts W
Bali, the King Wong Heen restaurant,
and Argo in its prolifi c portfolio.
The latt er, a winner in the upscale
restaurant category found on page
153, is a shimmering F&B concept
situated in the redesigned Four
Seasons Hotel Hong Kong.
Oliver Ripley
Cofounder and CEO
Habitas
Ripley cofounded eco-conscious
hospitality group Habitas in 2017
with Kfi r Levy and Eduardo
Castillo with the aim to reimagine
the hotel experience. Learn more
about two of their projects, Habitas
AlUla (page 078) and Habitas
Nambia (page 121), which caught
the eye of the HD Awards judges
for their brand tenets including
sustainability, wellness, and
positive change.
GANNON BROUSSEAU < Executive Vice President, Luxury & Design
gannon.brousseau@emeraldx.com
sales + advertising
PAUL BIENKOWSKI < Publisher + Key Accounts
860.655.3134 paul.bienkowski@emeraldx.com
LILIANA CONNOLLY < Key Accounts + New England, GA, FL
liliana.connolly@emeraldx.com
781.492.1509
NEIL HOCHMAN < NY-NJ-PA-DE-MD-DC-VA-NC-SC
neil.hochman@hospitalitydesign.com
917.434.5663
GERRY KREGER < Key Accounts + West Coast
gerry.kreger@hospitalitydesign.com
323.999.0991
PAULINA GLOZMAN < Customer Success + Events Manager
pglozman@hospitalitydesign.com
646.668.3691
HERVÉ SEDKY
President and CEO
BETH COWPERTHWAITE
Senior Vice President,
Communications
Pooja Shah-Mulani
Partner and Design Director
LW Design
Since joining LW Design in
2012, Shah-Mulani has been
integral to the design of many of
the fi rm's projects, including Le
Royal Méridien Dubai and the
Hyatt Regency Cape Town. Her
most recent endeavor, the Dubai
EDITION on page 087, impressed
the HD Awards judges with
its restrained color palett e and
striking architecture.
Constantina Tsoutsikou
Founder and Creative Director
Studio LOST
Australia-born, Greece-raised,
and UK-based, Tsoutsikous' work
sits at the intersection of her life's
experiences. For 14 years, she
served as creative director at HBA
before founding Studio LOST, the
creative collective behind dreamy
spaces like the secluded Numo
Ierapetra on page 116 and this
year's Best in Show winner, the
Royal Senses Resort & Spa, found
on page 074.
BRIAN FIELD
Chief Operating Offi cer
DAVID DOFT
Chief Financial Offi cer
BILL CHARLES
Chief Information Offi cer
STACEY SAYETTA
General Counsel
REN AKINCI
Executive Vice President,
People and Culture
STACEY SAYETTA
General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary
KATE ELDER
Senior Vice President and
Controller
SANDY DEANE
Senior Vice President,
Content and Product Strategy
FELICIA HAMERMAN
Senior Vice President,
Brand Marketing
LES WEIR
Senior Vice President,
Corporate Development
JOANNE WHEATLEY
Senior Vice President,
Marketing Services
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