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	Shirley Brooke, Director Shirley joined GP in 2000, and is responsible for promoting the The Merrion, Trump International Hotel & Tower and Hotel Metropole, Monte Carlo. Prior to GP, having gained her Masters in Marketing, Shirley was at the exclusive Halcyon Hotel as Director of Sales and Marketing.

	The team

	The team at GP Associates are highly experienced hospitality professionals all passionate about the hotels, restaurants and catering service that they promote.

	Janine Glasspole, Managing Director Janine founded GP Associates in 1995 to provide sales & marketing support to the hospitality industry, specialising in the luxury sector. For the past 10 years, Janine has worked extensively with five-star hotels, during which time she has developed a thorough understanding of her corporate clients' hospitality requirements, and an in-depth knowledge of the hotel marketplace. GP Associates nurtures long-term relationships, with several of the hotels represented being clients for over 8 years. Janine is responsible for overseeing all the accounts, and for promoting the Hôtel Plaza Athénée, the Hotel Principe di Savoia and the leading caterer – Alison Price & Company.

	Nicky Brooke Nicky's career began in 1987 as a Management Trainee at The Churchill Hotel in London. She later worked in PR sales and marketing at The Four Seasons Hotel, London. At Dukes Hotel, St. James's she ran the Private Dining Dept. and helped to develop the pivate dining business. She was then asked to join Profile Management where she recruited individuals within Sales and Marketing and PR for the hotel and catering sector within the UK and Middle East. Finally, before joining GP Associates Nicky worked for Anton Mosimann at Mosimann's Party Service as Event Planner for the outside catering division. This is when she first started working with Janine.

Janine Glasspole

Shirley Brooke

Marnie Kovacs

Penny de Wesselow

Katrina Fraser

Caroline Hilton

Hydi
Ashley

Tania Parsons

	Hydi Ashley, Financial Controller Hydi joined GP in 2000 and is responsible for finance. After studying Hotel & Catering Management at Westminster College, Hydi began her hotel career at The London Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square in a front office role. She then moved into the Sales environment, becoming PA to the Director of Sales at The Landmark London, where she stayed for two years. Following three years as office manager at GP, Hydi has studied further in book-keeping and now focuses on the financial side of the Company as well as supporting Janine Glasspole.

Tania Parsons, Research Consultant

Tania joined GP in 2003, working on a part-time basis, primarily involved in research, sales & marketing and producing the GP e-newsletter.

On graduating from Durham University in 1992, Tania spent the following 10 years working in financial services, the latter four years employed at a leading Financial PR company, focusing on the leisure and media sectors.

Katrina Fraser, Conference & Incentive Sales Manager

Katrina joined GP in 2005, and is responsible for promoting the C&I business for the Hotel Principe di Savoia and the Beau Rivage Palace. Katrina spent 12 years in London gaining valuable hotel operations experience working for Claridge's, The Goring, The St James's Club, The Landmark London and The Berkeley. Katrina continued to work in hotel operations after moving to Cape Town, South Africa where she headed the groups department of the Table Bay Hotel, Sun International's flagship property.

On returning to the UK, Katrina joined Sun International's UK sales office as Conference and Incentive Manager.

	Penny de Wesselow, Sales Manager Penny joined GP in 2004, and is responsible for promoting Cowley Manor, Stapleford Park and Mar Hall. Penny began her career at the de Savary group of companies, for the main part as Peter de Savary's PA. Following this, she spent nine years working for Skibo Castle, as Corporate Sales Manager. Initially, she helped launch the property, build awareness and knowledge of the club, and sourcing key markets in Britain, Europe and the US.

	Marnie Kovacs, Senior Sales Manager Marnie joined GP Associates in 2004, and is responsible for promoting Le Meurice, the Hotel Majestic, The Regent, Berlin and The Beverly Hills Hotel. In 1999, Marnie relocated from NYC to London as Business Development Manager at the Millennium & Copthorne Global Sales office. She was responsible for generating inbound business for the UK properties for the Corporate Transient, Conference & Incentive market segments. In 2002, Marnie joined Ian Schrager Hotels, the contemporary 5-star hotel company, as Regional Sales Manager

	Caroline Hilton, Sales Manager Caroline joined GP in 2006 and is responsible for Stoke Park Club, assisting the Sales Managers on their International Accounts and for ongoing project work. Caroline studied Hotel Management at Surrey University. On graduating, she gained valuable hotel experience at The Landmark, London, Home House and more recently as Events Manager at The Grove.