HICAP Gives Lifetime Achievement Award to William E. Heinecke

William E. Heinecke, Founder & Chairman of the Thailand-based Minor Group, has been awarded the HICAP Lifetime Achievement Award.

Mr. Heinecke will be presented with the award at HICAP 2016, scheduled to take place 19-21 October, at the InterContinental Hong Kong.

Mr Heinecke first visited Thailand in 1963 and founded the Minor Group in 1967. Five decades later, Minor Group (or Minor International Plc.) is ranked among the top 50 stocks listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, with a market capitalization close to US$5 billion.

Minor is now a global company with a presence in 32 countries, stretching from Australia to Europe and South America. Its business portfolio includes close to 150 hotels and serviced suites, over 1,900 food service outlets and over 300 points of sales for many leading fashion brands. The group currently employs more than 55,000 employees.

Now 67, Mr. Heinecke currently serves on the Board of Directors of Minor International, Indorama Ventures, and Pacific Cross Insurance. He is also the author of "The Entrepreneur - 25 Golden Rules for the Global Business Manager". Mr. Heinecke became a Thai citizen in 1991.

"We are pleased to be able to present the Lifetime Achievement Award to Mr. Heinecke," said Jim Burba, president of Burba Hotel Network (BHN) and co-host of HICAP. "His entrepreneurial spirit and significant business accomplishments have greatly influenced the growth of tourism throughout the region. Over the past five decades he has built one of the most prominent hospitality and leisure companies in the Asia Pacific region, now reaching far beyond its original roots in Thailand."

Adding to its special nature, the HICAP Lifetime Achievement Award is not given out every year. Prior recipients of the HICAP Lifetime Achievement Award include: 2015, Kwek Leng Beng, Executive Chairman, Hong Leong Group of Companies; 2011, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Chairman, Carlson; 2009, The Honorable Sir Michael Kadoorie, Chairman, The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Limited; 2007, Stephen F. Bollenbach, Co-Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Hilton Hotels Corporation; 2006, Kurt J. Wachtveitl, General Manager, Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok, Thailand; 2005, P.R.S. Oberoi, Chairman & CEO, Oberoi Hotels & Resorts; and 2003, Paul Dubrule, Co-Chairman and Founder, Accor.

See other recent news regarding: MHG, Minor Hotel Group, Thailand, Heinecke, HICAP, Lifetime Achievement Award