About Evonne

Communications,
Food & Beverage,
Hospitality & Publishing

Evonne has been recognised on the global stage with five international awards from the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International in 1996 during her Le Méridien Singapore tenure. 

An award-winning practitioner with a 30-year career spanning from hospitality to food and beverage and publishing, Evonne brings a multi-dimensional perspective to every client engagement and occasionally does restaurant reviews to keep her taste buds finely tuned. These accolades reflect her ability to deliver world-class PR and marketing materials within a highly competitive field of over 1,200 annual global
entries. 

Her track record includes:

Four Silvers, One Bronze for Le Meridien

Silver:

  • Le Journal, corporate newsletter
  • Restaurant direct mailer
  • Green Christmas campaign
  • Vienna Opera Ball

Bronze:

  • Bravo, staff newsletter
Award-winning Staff Newsletter

Further cementing her reputation for editorials, Bravo was honoured as the Best International Newsletter at the 1995 biennial PRISM (Public Relations in Service of Mankind) conferred by the Institute of Public Relations, Singapore. Produced entirely in-house, Evonne as editor, supported by an editorial assistant and graphic designer, it demonstrates her ability to manage high-calibre creative projects from concept to completion.

Award-winning Green Christmas Campaigns

Pioneering eco-friendly initiatives with  green Christmas theme. Team Meridien transformed holiday traditions into  powerful PR statements. In 1994, a 20-foot tree constructed from 8,237 recycled F&N Coca-Cola cans stood proudly in the atrium lobby. It was recreated in 1997 to reinforce the hotel’s commitment to environmental stewardship through high-impact, visual storytelling.

Award-Winning Cookbook

Beyond the boardroom, Evonne is the co-author of Asian Pies. The cookbook received recognition at the 2016 Gourmand World  cookbook Awards as the Best Asian Cuisine Cookbook (Singapore) and one of the Top 3 Best Asian cuisine books in Asia.

Reviews:
Fundraisers

At Le Meridien Singapore, Evonne was actively involved in high-profile fund raisers that generated a total of $418,000 for significant causes.

Over $320,000 was collected for the Singapore Symphonia Orchestra Endowment Fund through the prestigious Vienna Opera Balls in 1993 and 1994. Billed as “The Ball of the Year” in 1993 by Lifestyle Asia, both events garnered commendable media coverage across Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines. The gala was televised on prime-time news in Singapore and Malaysia, graced the front page of The Straits Times and reported in luxury lifestyle magazines and major dailies.

These prestigious galas were attended by Guests of Honour Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong who was then Deputy PM in 1993 and the late President Ong Teng Cheong in 1994.

Evonne was in the organising committee of the 1994 Philippine Ballet Theatre
Charity Gala Dinner, which successfully raised $91,000 in donations to benefit the Henderson Senior Citizens’ Home and Hi! Theatre (theatre company for the deaf), demonstrating her commitment to bridging high-profile corporate events with meaningful community service.

Media FAMs to Korea and Hong Kong

At Clarion Consultants, Evonne serviced Asia Pacific division of IHG, overseeing the PR for one of the world’s leading hotel companies. The “In-the-Know” campaign was a brand-loyalty marketing initiative that redefines the guest experience by transforming the Chief Concierge into a “cultural connector” of insider secrets of the destination.