Chef Juan Antonio RodríguezExecutive ChefLE MERIDIEN Kuala Lumpur Chief Judge of 5thNESTLÉ Golden Chef Hat Award

Chef Antonio (or better known as ChefAntoine) enjoys a ‘hands-on’ approach tocooking and managing his team as ExecutiveChef of LE MERIDIEN Kuala Lumpur; wherehe currently works since 2004.

Chef Antoine has extensive international workexperience spanning 36 years in the culinaryfield during which he has held several seniorpositions in 5-star resorts, city hotels andrestaurants.

His various achievements to date includeswinning the title Chef of the Year UltimatePlatinum Award (Regional series, 2011-2013),Most Outstanding Culinary Team FHM 2005-2008, Best Executive Chef Asian PlatinumAward 2005-2008 (HAPA), King of the KitchenPlatinum Award (Regional series, 2011-2013)and chosen as the Chef Coach Asianqualification for the Malaysian team at Bocused’Or in Shanghai in June 2012.

Master Chef Sabri HassanMalaysia Chef Celebrity

Malaysia Chef Celebrity - Master Chef SabriHassan is a culinary consultant, cookingdemonstrator, culinary event manager, TV &radio host, food stylist, menu and recipesproduct developer, culinary seminar speakerand recipe book author.

With 28 years experience in the Food &Beverage industry, Chef Sabri’s commitmentto perfection has gained him the honour ofwinning many prestigious awards such asBest Chef of the Year 2002 from ChefAssociation of Malaysia, Most OutstandingCulinary Arts Award/ Ice Carving in Vienna,Austria 2001, Best Creative Chef MalaysianTruly Asia Award 2007, Expert Cookery Trade34 for Asean skill at Brunei, Vietnam,Indonesia and World Skill at St Gallen, SwissGermany. He was also the Team Manager forCulinary World cup in Luxembourg 2001 &International Culinary Competition in Vienna,Austria 2002.

In recent years, Master Chef Sabri has takenhosting culinary documentary shows in TV3and other locally produced programmes.

Chef Chern Chee HoongExecutive Pastry Chef Resorts World GentingPresident of Chefs Association Malaysia

With over 23 years of experience as a pastrychef, Chef Chern has received several accoladesthroughout his culinary journey. His medals inprofessional competitions includes from theInternational Salon Culinaire Malaysia &Singapore, Culinary Olympic Erfurt, Germany,World Pastry Cup at Lyon, France, InternationalPastry Grand Prix at Tokyo, Japan & CulinaryCup at Bangkok, Thailand.

He has been named as Malaysia’s Top 5 PastryChef in Hospitality Asia Platinum Award andHAPA Platinum Awards for Asian Best PastryChef 2011. He also participated in the WorldGuinness Record of Largest Chefs Catering InDaejeon South Korea for World Association ofChefs Societies.

His most recent achievements was to representMalaysia’s Pastry Team and was awardedoverall Top 5 in the International Sugar ArtCompetition (Mondial Des Arts Surges) Parisand being chosen to sit in as a Certify Judge forWorld Association of Chefs Societies 2012.

Chef Peter ChanFood Service ManagerPenang Adventist HospitalChairman of Chefs Association Malaysia Penang Chapter

Chef Peter Chan has 30 years working experience inkitchen & foodservice operations in internationalhotels, resorts and healthcare environment, withstrong skills in management of daily operation whichincludes nutritional value analysis, menu planning,food preparation & presentation, forecast, cost controland hygiene & sanitation.

He has spearheaded the opening of several 5-starhotels and was also part of the panel of InternationalJudges for Salon Culinaire Malaysia, Food HotelThailand, Food Hotel Vietnam, Food Hotel China,Shanghai and Food Hotel Asia, Singapore just to namea few. He also organised various competitions such asBattle of the Chefs, Penang International SalonGastronomique, Penang Chefs Challenge and PenangCulinary Expo / Sajian 99.

Chef Peter is actively involved in community servicesand he received a medal of “Pingat Jasa Masyarakat”in 2003 and “Pingat Jasa Kebaktian” by the PenangState Governor in 2011.

Chef Johari EdrusPrincipal Consultant Chefjo Culinary Consultant

Chef Johari was the Chef Association of Malaysia’sPresident from 2005-2008. In September 2011, hewas named the National Expert for cooking skill in theWorld Skills Competition (Skills Olympic) representingMalaysia in London.

His many electronic media achievements include“Syoknya Rasamas” a TV3 Reality Show where ChefJohari was the food consultant and competitiontechnical designer. He was also the judge and host for“Master Chef Malaysia” Season 1 on Astro TVChannel. Other shows where Chef Johari sat in as ajudge includes Jom Masak bersama Sri Murni (TV3),MAGGI Mencari Bintang Sensasi (TV3) and Akademi1001 Rasa Baba’s (Season 2).

Chef Johari is also part of the panel of judges forMasterChef Malaysia, Salon Culinaire Malaysia, 7thASEAN Skills Competition 2008 in Kuala Lumpur,Hospitality Asia Platinum Award (HAPA) MALPertandingan Kemahiran Malaysia - KementerianSumber Manusia Malaysia

Chef Mohd Nazrin @ Ludwig GaisbauerCEO / OwnerGerman Delicatessen

Chef Mohd Nazrin @ Ludwig Gaisbauer isthe CEO and owner of GERMANDELICATESSEN; one of the leading sausageand ready to eat manufacturers in Malaysia.

With an impressive culinary experience ofover 35 years, Chef Ludwig has worked atsome of the most reputable hotels andestablishments in Malaysia. Among themare Sofitel Palm Resort Johor Baru (DirectorOf F&B/Executive Chef), Eastin HotelDamansara (Director Of Food & Beverage /Executive Chef), The Full Moon BeachResort, Republic Of Maldives (ExecutiveChef) and many other internationallyacclaimed establishments.

Chef Ricky ChanExecutive Culinary Chef NESTLÉ PROFESSIONAL Malaysia

Chef Ricky has 20 years working experiencein 5-star hotels as an Executive Sous Chefwith strong skills in management of dailyoperation which includes menu planning,food preparation & presentation, forecast,cost control and hygiene & sanitation.

He is the creative force behind the creationof NESTLÉ PROFESSIONAL’s many exquisiterecipes and products development for thepast 7 years. He has been part of a team ofjuries, judging for cooking competitionssuch as the Salon Culinaire Malaysia, Pan KuSu Chinese Association Golden Chef, PenangChefs Challenge, Penang Battle of theChefs, Sabah Hospitality Fiesta, NESTLÉCulinary Arts Award and NESTLÉ GoldenChef Hat Award.

He has been awarded with manyachievements namely in the Chaine desRotisseurs, Salon Culinary Malaysia andSingapore and has also representedMalaysia for a Tourism Malaysian FoodPromotion overseas.

Ms Cher Siew WeiCorporate Wellness Manager Nestle Malaysia

A degree holder in BSc. (Hons) Degree inDietetics, UKM, Ms Cher speaks at variousnutrition and health-related events inNESTLÉ as well as other CorporateCompanies. She works closely with keyprofessional bodies related to nutritionand health, for example the NutritionSociety Malaysia (NSM), MalaysianAssociation for the Study of Obesity(MASO), Malaysia Dieticians’ Association(MDA) and with the Ministry of Health(MOH).

Ms Cher is also actively involved incollaborations with NSM in promotingnutrition and health activities andprogrammes.