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Malay Mail
3 days ago
- Business
- Malay Mail
ONYX Hospitality Group Secures Four Prestigious Wins at the "EXA: Employee Experience Awards 2025 Thailand", Reinforcing Commitment to People Development
Best Management Training Programme – Acknowledged for the General Manager Development Programme (GM Track), which is designed to develop well-rounded General Managers who blend commercial and operational expertise with strategic leadership skills to build high-performing teams and drive success across ONYX's diverse portfolio. – Acknowledged for the General Manager Development Programme (GM Track), which is designed to develop well-rounded General Managers who blend commercial and operational expertise with strategic leadership skills to build high-performing teams and drive success across ONYX's diverse portfolio. Best Career Development Programme – Celebrated for the 'NextYou' initiative, which nurtures future leaders through talent assessment, succession planning, and tailored development programmes that cultivate a strong talent pool and ensure leadership continuity in critical roles, supporting long-term organisational stability. – Celebrated for the 'NextYou' initiative, which nurtures future leaders through talent assessment, succession planning, and tailored development programmes that cultivate a strong talent pool and ensure leadership continuity in critical roles, supporting long-term organisational stability. Best In-House Certification Programme – Awarded for empowering property-level HR leaders to become Business Partners through a comprehensive and impactful development programme, equipping them with essential skills, industry best practices, and business acumen to enhance workforce performance. – Awarded for empowering property-level HR leaders to become Business Partners through a comprehensive and impactful development programme, equipping them with essential skills, industry best practices, and business acumen to enhance workforce performance. Best ESG Programme – ONYX Hospitality Group was recognised for its commitment to 'Sustainably Crafted Hospitality,' seamlessly integrating sustainability into its operations while inspiring employees and stakeholders. ONYX's initiatives drive measurable progress in carbon reduction, community engagement, and sustainability awareness. This award highlights ONYX's dedication to balancing profitability with eco-conscious practices while strengthening partnerships with NGOs and local communities. BANGKOK, THAILAND - Media OutReach Newswire - 4 June 2025 - ONYX Hospitality Group , the prominent management company in Southeast Asia specialising in hotels and resorts, serviced apartments and luxury residences, has been recognised for its outstanding commitment to people development, securing four prestigious wins at the EXA: Employee Experience Awards 2025 awards highlight ONYX Hospitality Group's commitment to nurturing talent, championing sustainability, and fostering long-term career development for its the company expands across Southeast Asia, it continues to place people at the heart of its growth. By investing in workforce development and embedding Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles into its operations, ONYX Hospitality Group not only empowers its employees but also creates a lasting positive impact on the wider community, reinforcing its position as a leading hospitality management Saranya Watanasirisuk, Senior Vice President, ONYX Hospitality company took home awards in four key categories:These achievements reflect ONYX Hospitality Group's unwavering commitment to creating a people-first culture, ensuring employees at all levels receive the support, training, and opportunities needed to more information on ONYX Hospitality Group please visit: Hashtag: #ONYXHospitalityGroup The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
New York Times
29-05-2025
- Business
- New York Times
Projecting which PWHL players each team will protect ahead of the expansion draft
The Walter Cup has been handed out, once again to the Minnesota Frost, and now the Professional Women's Hockey League offseason is upon us — starting with the league's first-ever expansion draft. Each of the PWHL's six existing teams will lose four players total from their 2024-25 roster between a five-day signing window (June 4-8) and the expansion draft (June 9). But first, teams must submit a list of up to three players who are protected from being selected in the draft, or signing during the pre-draft window. Only players under contract or team control through 2026 can be protected. Before those initial lists are due (June 3 at noon ET), The Athletic takes a run at projecting each team's protected players. It's a tricky task with so much talent across the league. General managers also have different philosophies when it comes to roster building and how they might prioritize offense versus leadership, youth versus experience, or winning now versus the future of the team. Advertisement No matter what, though, highly skilled players from all six teams are going to be on the move to one of the league's newest franchises in Seattle or Vancouver. One final note: Once teams lose two players, either through the signing window or the draft, general managers will be permitted to protect one additional player, increasing their protected list to four. We'll keep that rule in mind for this exercise, but we will only be projecting the top three players. Let's get started. Protected List: Marie-Philip Poulin (F), Laura Stacey (F), Ann-Renée Desbiens (G) Let's start simple. Poulin, the best player in the world, isn't going anywhere. Stacey — Poulin's most frequent, most productive linemate — deserves a protection spot based on merit alone. Surely general manager Daniele Sauvageau will want to keep Poulin and Stacey, who got married last year, together, but that's not the only reason to ensure Stacey stays in Montreal. And Desbiens was the best goalie in the PWHL this season with a league-leading 1.86 goals against average and .932 save percentage. Montreal stands to lose one (or several) top defenders through the expansion process. But I still wouldn't protect Cayla Barnes or Erin Ambrose over Stacey, who is really the only player you could maybe debate dropping from the list if you're really trying to overthink the process. Even Ambrose knows the score. 'I think all of us can collectively agree on (the three players),' she said on locker cleanout day. 'I'm not oblivious.' * Catherine Daoust (D) is retiring. Protected List: Renata Fast (D), Blayre Turnbull (F), Daryl Watts (F) To me, Fast and Turnbull are the locks for Toronto. Fast is the first defender to be a finalist for MVP in the league's short history after a dominant season from both sides of the puck. She was a top offensive player, a top defensive player and a top physical player. Without Fast, Toronto does not finish second in the regular-season standings. Advertisement Turnbull isn't one of the team's top point producers — she finished sixth in team scoring — but she's the captain and a critical leader on and off the ice. It's hard to imagine Troy Ryan and Gina Kingsbury letting her go. Now comes the debate for the final spot: Daryl Watts or Sarah Nurse. Nurse, along with Fast and Turnbull, was one of Toronto's top three signings and had a strong inaugural season, finishing second in league scoring behind Natalie Spooner (who is a free agent and not eligible for protection). She had a strong start in 2024-25 with 12 points in 15 games, but struggled after a lower-body injury kept her out for several weeks, only scoring two points in her final six games. Watts, meanwhile, was Toronto's prized free-agent signing in the offseason and led the Sceptres in scoring. Her 27 points in 30 games were third league-wide. Both Nurse and Watts have one year remaining on their contracts, and they're local players who want to be in Toronto. Watts (26) is younger than Nurse (30) with a more unique offensive skill set, given her vision and playmaking ability. For that reason, I'm giving Watts the final protection slot, with the caveat that Toronto should be able to protect Nurse with the fourth slot if two players sign during the pre-draft window. Protected list: Emily Clark (F), Gwyneth Philips (G), Ashton Bell (D) Ottawa was actually the hardest team to figure out, with a short list of seven players including Ronja Savolainen, Brianne Jenner, Danielle Serdachny and Emerance Maschmeyer. Clark was the easiest choice. She's an engine for the Charge and was their best, most consistent skater in the playoffs, leading the team with three goals (including two game-winners) and five points. Philips should be an easier choice than it is. She finished her rookie season as a finalist for both Goaltender of the Year and Rookie of the Year, and won playoff MVP despite Minnesota's repeat as Walter Cup Champions. But there's also Maschmeyer to consider, who has been a member of the Charge since Day 1 and was arguably the team's MVP in the first half of the season. Advertisement That Philips was so good with Maschmeyer out due to injury has to be a bit bittersweet for the Charge. Yes, she led them to the Finals, but now the book is out: Philips is a star and will be one of the best goalies in the world in short order. In another world, if Philips remained as a backup, Ottawa could protect Maschmeyer and hope Philips would fly under the radar of expansion teams who didn't get to see her much in the PWHL. That's no longer the case, and I don't think you can afford to lose her if you're Ottawa. The final slot largely came down to defense, as Ottawa can try to re-sign Tereza Vanišová and Shiann Darkangelo to lessen the blow of losing other forwards in the draft. If one or both of them sign during the window, then Ottawa can use a fourth slot on a top forward. Savolainen is a bit of a unicorn in the league with her size (5-foot-10) and physical play on the blue line. But Bell was unbelievable in the playoffs, logging between 20 and 50 minutes depending on how many overtime periods were required on a given night. She and Jocelyne Larocque were as good a D-pair as anyone, and as long as nobody takes a swing at the 37-year-old in expansion, Ottawa will probably want to run that pair back. The hope is probably that Jenner's age and contract would be enough to keep expansion teams away, but Ottawa is surely going to lose Serdachny, its No. 2 pick from the 2024 draft. She has a pro toolkit that didn't seem to be used well in Ottawa — she finished the year on the fourth line — and she will certainly be a star in the PWHL, especially with more opportunity elsewhere. Protected list: Kendall Coyne Schofield (F), Taylor Heise (F), Lee Stecklein (D) It's easy to spiral and overthink Minnesota's protection list, given how talented and deep the roster is. But I'm trying to keep it simple in projecting how this will play out. Coyne Schofield is the captain and was the best five-on-five player in the league this season. Heise is the young superstar, and Stecklein is the best shutdown defender in the league, who also just led the playoffs in scoring. Advertisement Leaving young stud defenders such as Sophie Jaques and Claire Thompson unprotected feels nonsensical, but we also have to consider how critical Stecklein is to the locker room. She leads by example, she's positive and she is affectionately referred to as the 'mom' of both Minnesota and the U.S. women's national team. Losing Jaques would sting, but Minnesota will just need to hope that Thompson's desire to return to medical school after the 2026 Olympics will make the GMs in Seattle and Vancouver question her long-term commitment to the new clubs. That way, the Frost would only lose one of their No. 1-caliber defenders. Finally, I wouldn't worry about the goalie position in Minnesota. If Nicole Hensley were to be taken, Maddie Rooney is a free agent and would likely want to stay in her home state anyway. Protected list: Aerin Frankel (G), Megan Keller (D), Hilary Knight (F) Frankel and Keller feel like easy locks for the Fleet. They're both original signings and among the very best at their position. The big debate for Boston is what to do with its third and final protection slot. Knight, one of the best women's hockey players of all time, should be the easy choice given she led the PWHL in scoring this season and was nearly a point-per-game player at 35 years old. But her age, and the question around how much longer Knight might play in the PWHL — she already announced the 2026 Olympics will be her last — makes it a tougher choice for GM Danielle Marmer. Is it worth losing Hannah Bilka, who will certainly be taken in expansion, for one more year of Knight? You could ask the same question of Alina Müller, who finished second in team scoring this year. Considering the PWHL has been a win-now league, my answer would be yes. If it wasn't Frankel stealing a game for Boston this season, it was Knight, who was named a finalist for MVP. Maybe two players sign and Marmer can lock in Bilka (or Müller) with the fourth protection slot, but Boston will certainly lose some top-of-the-lineup forwards through this expansion process. At least Marmer can (try to) retain Susanna Tapani, given she's a free agent, which will help keep some offense in Boston. Protected list: Alex Carpenter (F), Sarah Fillier (F), Corinne Schroeder (G) The first two picks are pretty straightforward. Filler was one of the best forwards in the league this season and will surely win Rookie of the Year next month. That she doesn't have a contract for next season — she signed a one-year deal but remains under team control until 2026 — shouldn't stop the Sirens from protecting her and trying to keep her in New York long term. Advertisement Carpenter was, once again, a top forward. New York lost four straight games without her in the lineup in February, which reiterated just how valuable Carpenter is to the team — even with Fillier in the mix. But now there's a big debate between Schroeder and No. 1 defender Ella Shelton — and frankly, I took a last-minute pivot into protecting Schroeder. Here's why: If the Sirens lose Shelton to expansion, they can replace her with Clarkson and Team USA star Haley Winn with the top pick in the 2025 draft. If they lose Schroeder, she's not as easy to replace in the draft or free agency. New York seems to like its depth on the blue line with Micah Zandee-Hart, Jaime Bourbonnais and Maja Nylén Persson. And while Kayle Osborne is a solid netminder, Schroeder has been elite in the PWHL with a .924 save percentage over her first two seasons. The Sirens have finished last in back-to-back seasons. It's hard to imagine them getting any better with worse goaltending. (Photo of Megan Keller: David Kirouac / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
