Paul Gielen earns Leadership Excellence Award

Paul, Lady Love and ColleagueGeneral Manager Paul Gielen received special congratulations from Meta Corp’s President, developer Eduardo de Veer at a congenial cocktail party hosted by the Renaissance Convention Center, in his honor.

De Veer praised Gielen for his performance on an international level earning the Leadership Excellence Award of General Manager of the Year for Renaissance International Hotels, 2007.

Courage, professional expertise and business savvy were cited as some of the exemplary qualities which Gielen brings to his job everyday, meeting every challenge with calculated calm and resolving all conflicts with a sure, steady hand.

Gielen graduated a Dutch hotel school in 1994, and was hired by the company as banquet manager, under the Sonesta flag. His meteoric rise though company ranks followed, thanks to his focus and drive. Gielen made his way to the top in 2006, when he was named General Manager.

The party gathered all of Paul’s colleagues and friends over cocktails and hors d’oeuvres for a moment of celebration and recognition.

Pictured here, party snapshots, also a photo of Paul in his leisure time as a member of the Harley Davidson Club.

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June 05, 2008
Rona Coster