Award-winning SKYCITY Hamilton

To top off another record financial year, SKYCITY Hamilton has won a suite of awards including General Manager Michelle Baillie being named CEO of the Year at the Westpac Waikato Business Excellence Awards last week.

CEO Graeme Stephens says “Michelle’s hard work, dedication and passion for her role and SKYCITY are reflected in the fantastic results SKYCITY Hamilton has achieved over the last few years. To have her recognised by her business peers in the Waikato Region with this award is an acknowledgement of what we already know – she’s an excellent business leader and has driven a great team performance.”

Michelle says “It’s an absolute honour to receive this award and I’d like to thank each of my amazing team for their hard work and dedication, as these things wouldn’t happen without them.”

The CEO of the Year award recognises leaders who demonstrate exemplary leadership based on criteria including: the performance of the company they lead, the extent to which they have contributed to the company’s performance, overall leadership qualities and the esteem to which they are held by peers.

SKYCITY Hamilton was also a finalist in the Strategy, Planning and Governance and the Marketing categories, and Brett Morris, Head of Marketing, was recognised as a finalist in the Emerging Leader of the Year category in the Westpac Waikato Business Excellence Awards. Read more here.

The refurbishment and subsequent marketing of SKYCITY Hamilton’s Bowl and Social has also been recognised by local and national awards since opening in December 2016, and the venue is going from strength to strength.

In September, Bowl and Social won a CBD Best Award – Improved CBD Site at the Hamilton Central Business Association CBD Celebration Awards and in October won an American Express Excellence in Marketing Award at the 20^th Annual Hospitality New Zealand Awards for Excellence.

General Manager Michelle Baillie is delighted that her team have been recognised for their hard work.

“We are proud of the awards we’ve achieved this year as they recognise and highlight the improvements we have made to the property and the fantastic service and hard work delivered by our team.”