Australian Affiliate Members
Just as our members are selected from those in the Concierge community who have demonstrated a prolonged commitment to their role in the hospitality industry, equally so are our Honorary Members drawn from those in the Hospitality and Tourism related fields who have shown an exceptional and prolonged degree of support for our members and the Les Clefs d'Or as a whole.
Each year when members gather for our national AGM, state delegates may nominate one or more Honorary Members, and while such nominations are relatively rare, this only serves as an indication of the high esteem in which successful nominees are held by members of Les Clefs d'Or both in their respective states and throughout Australia.
Year of Induction 1988
Mr. Paul HIGHAMS
Brunel Limousines Sydney
Mr. Kevin Carton
Sheraton Hotels (Starwood)
Year of Induction 1991
Mr. Tony HUTTON
Where Magazine
Year of Induction 1992
Mr. Gerard Duggan
Mr. Danny Zoli
Mr Trustler
Year of Induction 1994
Mr. Peter Weaver
Ansett Australia
Mr. Joseph Miranda
Hughs Limousines
Ms. Ros Jackson
Captain Cook Cruises
Year of Induction 1995
Mr. Wolfgang GRIMM
General Manager Hotel InterContinental Sydney (currently CEO Krabi Hotels Thailand)
Mr. Kenneth Bowditch
NSW Police Services
Mr. Nicholas Eady
Honorary Solicitor for Les Clefs d’Or
Ms Sandra Swan
Restaurant of the Rocks Sydney
Mr. Peter Heath
Peter Heath Day Tours
Year of Induction 1996
Mr. Chris Ayre
Il Centro Restaurant Brisbane
Mr. Michael Schafferman
Mr. Phil Smith
Avis State Manager (Queensland)
Mr. Francis Cochrane
General Manager Renaissance Sydney
Year of Induction 1997
Mr. Andy Georges
Il Centro Restaurant Brisbane
Mr. Rudi Markl
Regent Sydney & Melbourne
Year of Induction 1999
Mr. Gus Maher
Hunter Valley Wine Country Tourism
Mrs. Angela Soiza
Brisbane (wife of Elvis Soiza former Australian President)
Year of Induction 2000
Mr. Neil Ford
Managing Director Yellow Cabs Australia (Brisbane)
Mr. Peter Kelly
Qantas Airways
Year of Induction 2001
Mr. John Hadimioglu
Former General Manager Eden on the Park Melbourne (deceased)
Mr. Gary Driver
The Driver Group Melbourne
Year of Induction 2003
Mr. Geoff McGeary
Australian Pacific Tours (APT) Melbourne
Mr. Jonas Le SOUEF
Lightning Ridge Opal Mines Melbourne
Year of Induction 2005
Ms Lyndell Clancy
Clancy Whittaker Tourism (formerly Bridge Climb Sydney)
Mr. Peter Fergusson
Fergusson Winery Victoria
Year of Induction 2006
Mr. Jamie Costello
Costello's of Australia Sydney
Mr. Patrick Griffin
Managing Director Orient Hotels / GM The Observatory Hotel Sydney
Mr. Sandro Baldi
CEO Windsor Chauffer Drive Melbourne
Year of Induction 2007
Mr. Gary Coffey
Giulians Fine Jewellery Sydney
Year of Induction 2008
Ms Jody Grossfeldt
Australian Pacific Tours (APT) Sydney
Mr. Michael Conrad
Restaurant Two Brisbane
Mr. David Pugh
Restaurant Two Brisbane
Mr. Anthony Haworth
Captain Cook Cruises Sydney
Mr. John McGAW
Destination Melbourne
Year of Induction 2009
Ms. Sharon Walker
Fomer Avis, former East Coast Car Rentals Melbourne
Mr. Piers Harding
Representing Tourism
Year of Induction 2010
Mr. Peter Townsend
Former National Sales Manager AAT Kings,
Year of Induction 2012
Ms. Jacqui Charlton-Haworth
Captain Cook Cruises Sydney
Ms. Shannon Bailey
Merlin Entertainment Group
Year of Induction 2014
Mr. Peter Savoff
General Manager of the Emporium Hotel Brisbane, Queensland
Mr. Tony Ilbery
Where Magazine Sydney, New South Wales
Ms. Catherine STEVENS
Where Magazine Melbourne, Victoria
Year of Induction 2015
Mr. Clive Scott
Sofitel Melbourne On Collins, Victoria
Year of Induction 2017
Mr. John ELMAS
Residential Accommodation Industry
Year of Induction 2018
Mr. Simon Purssey
13CABS
Year of Induction 2019
Mr. Richard Doyle
Captain Cook Cruises Sydney
Year of Induction 2021
Nicole Le Thorn
Only Concierge
Year of Induction 2022
Juan Martinez
Volle Jewellery
Year of Induction 2023
Andrew Allen
General Manager of the Grace Hotel, Sydney