Wallace Vincent – A thank you from the Master Innholders Community!

After eight incredible years as Executive Secretary of the Master Innholders, Wallace Vincent celebrated his retirement at a celebratory gathering among members of the Master Innholders community and industry peers at Coworth Park, Ascot this week.

Throughout the celebration lunch, past chairs of the Master Innholders and the Hotel Leadership Conference shared their praise for Wallace’s work over the years, with particular focus on his active role with both the Aspiring Leaders Diploma and Innholder Scholarship programmes.

Tributes from across the industry also came in the form of a special video capturing words of thanks and congratulations, as well as a word cloud that showcased a celebration of Wallace’s work and skills throughout his tenure as Executive Secretary.

Speaking on the day, Wallace Vincent said:

“To do this job for eight years has been a huge privilege and I have enjoyed working with each of you enormously. You all work in some truly fabulous places and to see your dedication to your roles has been inspiring and ensured supporting you all in what you do has been a great joy.

“Thank you all for your kind words. I will miss you but I'm sure I will see you all again in the future.”

Alongside his work as an Executive Secretary at Master Innholders, Wallace’s career has included a 23-year military career as well as working with some of the world’s largest service providers in the defence, healthcare and education sectors as a divisional director.

He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Hospitality, a past President of the Reunion des Gastronomes and is Liveryman of The Worshipful Company of Cooks.