Industry Briefs: UK Meetings Firm Names Head of Incentives...Publicizing Incentive Trips...Awardco Holds Its First User Conference
Endellion King Named Head Incentives at Strata, UK Meetings Firm
Philippines Firm Fetes Top Performers in Hong Kong
Awardco Launches Its First Rewards and Recognition Summit
Endellion King Named Head Incentives at Strata, UK Meetings Firm 
As reported in MI&T magazine, Endellian King will be tasked with expanding Strata’s in-house incentive offering and delivery, according to the UK-based firm. Previously King has held several event and operational roles at Crown, before Crown became part of Strata.
“In my new role, I’m looking forward to collaborating with the wider Strata team to progress their forward-thinking approaches to live events, incentives, rewards and recognition and to enhance their already impressive offering,” King says in a company statement. “With the recent launch of Sherbet (the company’s employee engagement platform), and its exponential growth, the timing couldn't be more perfect.”
King will take over the role previously held by Mike Parrott, who moves over to become managing director of Sherbet, a new rewards and recognition platform offered by Strata.
King reportedly brings more than 15 years’ experience in the live events industry and joins Strata from Top Banana, part of the TBA Group, where he was director of reward and recognition.
Philippines Firm Fetes Top Performers in Hong Kong 
JC, a distributor of health-related products based in the Philippines and with distribution around the world, recently promoteed the story of its incentive trip to Hong Kong for its top producers in a local business publication, even publicizing the names of the people on the trip.
According to the report in Bilyonaryo, the three-day, two-night all expense paid program for 80 was held at the Metro Park Hotel in Kowloon. The company says it is part of its “tradition of rewarding and acknowledging exceptional achievement.” The group reportedly “enjoyed the unique and exciting activities of Hong Kong’s culture, food, and captivating view of skyscrapers and the Kowloon peninsula. A day of fun rides and photo ops at the Ocean Park were one of the unforgettable highlights during this trip, the company says.
The company’s president, Jonathan So, joined the employees on the trip.
Awardco Launches Its First Rewards and Recognition Summit 
The Utah-based company says that “human resources leaders from every industry are expected to attend this premier event featuring new product innovations in rewards and recognition, exclusive networking with industry leaders, and powerful keynote speakers.” RCGNZ 2024 will kick-off in Park City, Utah, Oct. 21-23, 2024. This flagship event “promises to be the premier event for HR leaders for years to come,” the company predicts.
The company says “This event is dedicated to helping organizations understand the connection between their engagement data and employee productivity—specifically how to leverage strategic rewards and recognition initiatives to take action on their engagement data.”
Awardco says the event “is the culmination of Awardco's RCGNZ City Tours, at which HR leaders met throughout the last year in New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta, Nashville, and other locations to consider the rewards and recognition challenges and opportunities facing them in their respective industries. At RCGNZ Summit 2024, attendees will enjoy exclusive Awardco product insights, networking with HR leaders from around the globe, and thought-leadership speaking engagements from clients, subject matter experts, and industry leaders.”
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