Ovation Global DMC Names Rob Davidson Most Huggable Person of 2009

Ovation Global DMC has named Rob Davidson its Most Huggable Person of 2009. The announcement was made today at EIBTM, Barcelona where Davidson was presented with a specially commissioned award by Ovation Managing Directors Patrick Delaney and Padraic Gilligan.

Senior lecturer in Business Travel and Tourism at the University of Westminster in London, Rob Davidson is equally recognised as author of extensive writings on conference and business travel and as a highly sought after speaker at international conferences on the theme of trends in business tourism.

His ‘‘enthusiasm, involvement and passion for the meetings industry, especially for bringing young people into the business as well as his charm and personality‘‘ were cited as being deserving of the Huggability Award as was the fact that he hugs with ‘‘so much enthusiasm that he lifts spirits immediately‘‘.

Presenting Davidson with the award, Ovation Managing Director Patrick Delaney said ‘‘Among the flood of nominations received, we were impressed to see not one, not two but three distinct nominations coming in for Rob and from far flung locations such as North America, Portugal and Vienna. His loyal and consistent support of the meetings industry at all levels makes him a worthy winner of the Huggability Award. Fellow Managing Director Padraic Gilligan added ‘‘Its fitting this award be presented to Rob at EIBTM, the platform for the launch of his insightful annual report on industry trends and market share‘‘.

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