New Chairman for Worldchefs Congress 2016 in Athens

1 March 2015 – The World Association of Chefs Societies has appointed a new Chairman for the Congress. Chef Stephen Billingham from South Africa will take on the role as the Worldchefs Congress Chairman for the upcoming Congress in Athens, Greece.

Stephen Billingham is currently President of the South African Chefs Association; Honorary Member of City and Guilds London Institute; South African Chefs Association Registered National Judge; World Association of Chef’s Societies Registered Judge.

He has been a Director of the Capital Hotel School and Training Academy in Johannesburg, South Africa since Jan 2000. Stephen is also Director of HTA School of Culinary Arts since its inception in 2003. Under Stephen’s leadership, his students have won numerous culinary awards over the years.

“I am honoured and excited to take on this role and to chair the Congress Committee. I will be working closely with the board; we are looking forward to introducing a new format that will appeal to the working chefs and younger chefs,” shared Chef Billingham.

President of Worldchefs, Charles Carroll said, “I appreciate Chef Stephen Billingham taking on this role despite his current responsibilities and I want to personally thank and support him for all that he has taken on. I know how challenging of a task chairing the Congress can be and for Stephen to step up and take on that task speaks volumes. Please take some time to congratulate Stephen on his new position as Congress Chair and give him a huge pat on the back for everything he has done

and will do for Worldchefs over the next year leading up to the Congress- Athens, Greece in September of 2016.”

For more information, please contact:

Jenny Tan
Communications Manager

Worldchefs Asia Office

+65 98367653

worldchefs@foodcult.com.sg