AsiaSpa Awards – Judges

Central to the success of the AsiaSpa Awards is the panel of expert spa personalities chosen from within the industry throughout Asia.

Selected for their region-wide knowledge and their objectivity, our panel of judges nominate up to five nominees for each category. Once the shortlist is created, taking from this pool the nominees suggested the most amount of times, they then vote for their first choice of winner from each category. These results are sent directly to the OLN law firm, where the results are compiled.

Finally, they are announced at the AsiaSpa Awards ceremony each November.

Judges for 2006:

• Catharine Nicol, editor-in-chief AsiaSpa, Hong Kong
• Arjun Sharma, Le Passage to India Tours & Travels, India
• Georgia Fell Smith, Spa Alliance, Bali
• Grant Thatcher, editor Luxe City Guides, Hong Kong
• Jean-Luc Bun, Spa Branding, Singapore
• Judy Chapman, journalist and author, Singapore
• Karen Gouge, Spa Travel, Australia
• Kate O'Brien, journalist and author, Hong Kong
• Kathleen Moynihan-Rodrigo, Massage for Life Philippines
• Leisa Tyler, journalist, Tasmania
• Luca Tettoni, photographer, Singapore
• Mary Darling, Bali
• Michael Simmons, Spa Sounds, Australia
• Nadine Oliver-Piamsuphasup, Puriti, Thailand
• Najwa Green, Spa Services and Products International, Bali
• Parineeta Sethi, editor AsiaSpa India, India
• Pete Wong, photojournalist, Malaysia
• Rachel Oakes-Ash, journalist, Australia
• Sarah Noble, Spa Savvies, UK
• Sharon Leece, author, China
• Sophie Benge, journalist and author, UK
• Susan Teng, World Wide Honey, Singapore
• Vanessa Gay, Spa Careers, Australia
• Victoria Liu, Spark Consultants, Taiwan
• Vikram Madhok, Abercrombie and Kent, India
• Olivier Burlot, publisher Blu Inc Media, Hong Kong