Bernard D’Andrea selected as Top Professional of the Year in Hospitality by IAOTP

Bernard G. D’Andrea, Director & Officer of the Elite Beverage International Corporation. was recently selected as Top Professional of the Year in Hospitality by the international Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) for his outstanding leadership and commitment to the industry.

Inclusion with IAOTP is an honor in itself, only a few members in each discipline are chosen for this distinction. These special honorees are distinguished based on their professional accomplishments, academic achievements, leadership abilities, longevity in the field, other affiliations and contributions to their communities. All honorees are invited to attend IAOTP’s Annual Award Gala at the end of this year for a night to honor their achievements.

With over four decades of professional experience, Mr. D’Andrea has certainly proven himself as an accomplished professional and leader within the hospitality industry. He is a dynamic results-driven leader who has demonstrated success in every role he has ever served. In 1977 to 1985, Mr. D’Andrea worked with Investments on Wall Street and with major insurance companies that specialized in consulting with established companies and IPO’s. Following Wall Street, he expanded his services to companies in South America and then joined Europea Consolidata S.A. The South American companies produced food, juice and wine products for worldwide consumption.

Currently, Mr. D’Andrea is the Director, Officer, Chairman and Secretary for the Elite Beverage International Corporation.  Current Products of Elite Beverage International include: Tequila Comisario, Sensi Italian Wines and Talon Drinks.  His impressive repertoire of prior roles included but are not limited to: A. Smith Bowman Distillery from 1995-2000 Distributor for Panama and South America; Owner of the Brand and Label Tutto Wines, Castello Italian Beer from Italy (2000-2008), Azzurina Italian Mineral Water (2000-2010), Wines from Chile (1980-2000).  Mr. D’Andrea was a founder and director of a California Water Bottling Company from 2000-2008.

Some of Mr. D’Andrea’s most notable accomplishments as a prominent business professional encompass his role in the founding and operating of the Universal Group Multinational Corp which he worked from 1985-present and was successor to European Consolidata S.A. of San Paulo Brazil, where he was the acting North American Director. Mr. D’Andrea was responsible for exporting both Brazilian and Chilian products from there worldwide .  Multinational Corp was the t/a for UGMC and is a federally permitted importer for spirits, beer and wines for self-distribution of those products in the USA.

Before embarking on his professional career path, Mr. D’Andrea attended Delbarton School, Fordham University, College of Business Administration where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Economics. While at Fordham, Mr. D’Andrea was featured for 2 years in Who’s Who in Colleges and Universities and was awarded with a Mernbership in Alpha Beta Kappa a national; Business Fraternity. He and was Student Council President, and a University Council member serving as Chairman of the University Student Council

The President of IAOTP, Stephanie Cirami, stated “Choosing Mr. D’Andrea for this award was an easy decision for our panel to make. He has tremendous foresight, a wide range of worldly experience and is a true pioneer. We felt he would make an amazing asset to our network of professionals. We are looking forward to meeting him at the 2020-2021 Annual Awards Gala.”

Throughout his remarkable career, Mr. D’Andrea has received numerous awards, accolades and has been recognized worldwide for his devotion to the Hospitality industry. In addition to being selected as Top Professional of the Year in Hospitality by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP), he is also being considered for a feature article in Top Industry Professionals (TIP) Magazine. IAOTP will be honoring Mr. D’Andrea for this award at their Annual Awards Gala being held at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, Spring of 2021. In past years, Mr. D’Andrea was featured in numerous Who’s Who recognitions, he was named a Top Professional of Hospitality by Strathmore Who’s Who and received the Businessman of the Year Award as well as the Wharton School of Business Award for the best business plan for a family run business in 1998.

Aside from his successful career, Mr. D’Andrea is an active member of his community where he was member of Rotary International, Toms River, NJ. He was the first appointed Recycling Director for reusable products (1975-1978), in Toms River New jersey. He still belongs to The National Republican Committee and The Knights of Columbus.

Looking back, Mr. D’Andrea attributes his achievements to his perseverance, his passion for creativeness and remaining engaged in all of his business endeavors. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling and spending time with his wife Kathleen, four children and their spouses, and 11 grandchildren. For the future, Mr. D’Andrea will continue to serve in the hospitality field with professionalism and effectiveness.

For more information on Mr. D’Andrea please visit: www.iaotp.com

About IAOTP

The International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) is an international boutique networking organization that handpicks the world’s finest, most prestigious top professionals from different industries.  These top professionals are given an opportunity to collaborate, share their ideas, be keynote speakers, and to help influence others in their fields. This organization is not a membership that anyone can join.  You have to be asked by the President or be nominated by a distinguished honorary member after a brief interview.

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