News
Members Elect New Governors
Seven Members were voted onto the Board of Governors in the Club's annual election.
The results of the ballot were announced at the Club's Annual General Meeting (AGM) on November 21.
At the first Board meeting following the AGM, Michael Alfant was selected as representative governor. It is Alfant's second consecutive one-year term as representative governor.
In other Board positions, Jesse Green and Alok Rakyan were named first and second vice president, respectively, with Machi Nemoto selected as secretary and Michael Benner as treasurer.
2017 Board Election
American Citizens
- Michael Alfant
- John Flanagan
- Sam Rogan
- Betsy Rogers
Japanese Citizens
- Kenji Ota
Other Nationalities
- Alok Rakyan
Women's Group Representative
- Chalice Markowitz
Winning Club House Wines Selected
Four wines have been crowned winners following the inaugural Seasonal Wine Taste-Off on November 14.
Around 100 Members sampled 13 white wines and 13 reds before voting for their favorites at an event in the Winter Garden.
The house wines for November to January are the 2016 Joel Gott Sauvignon Blanc and the 2015 Oak Ridge OZV Old Vine Zinfandel, both from California.
Meanwhile, the chosen wines for February to April are the 2016 Babich Family Reserve Sauvignon Blanc, from New Zealand's Marlborough region, and the 2015 Three Thieves Pinot Noir, another California champion.
Member Perks Program Launched
Members now have access to discounted travel and entertainment.
Through the Club's partnership with Elite Club Perks, a discount ticket and travel portal, Members can book discounted worldwide hotel stays or tickets for sports and entertainment in North America.
Members can search for offers on the Elite Club Perks website through a dedicated page on the Club website.
This latest exclusive program complements the global network of reciprocal clubs open to Members.
Club Survey Sees Rise in Member Satisfaction
Overall satisfaction increased for a third consecutive year in the latest Membership survey.
Nearly 91 percent of Members expressed satisfaction with the Club through ratings of either “excellent” or “very good.” The figure was around 89 percent in the previous two surveys.
A record 1,472 Members completed this year’s online survey, which was conducted over two weeks in September.
The top-rated areas of the Club were Member and Concierge Services, the Guest Studios, the parking facilities, the Fitness Center and the Squash Courts.
Forty-one percent of Members said they visited the Club a “few times a week,” with most people doing so to use the dining or recreational facilities.
"The survey's highest-ever response rate and overall satisfaction rating are a true testament to the efforts of the staff, and we will use the feedback in the survey to strive to ensure that every Club experience is a satisfying one for Members," says Club General Manager Tony Cala.
Check the full survey results (log-in required).
Club to Honor Olympic Wrestler
The Club will recognize the sporting success of Japanese wrestler Saori Yoshida at an evening presentation ceremony in the Winter Garden on October 26.
The 35-year-old will receive the Club’s Sports Lifetime Achievement Award for her remarkable accomplishments in the world of freestyle wrestling, including three Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver and 13 world championship titles.
The most recent recipients of the Sports Lifetime Achievement Award, which was established in 1995, were Masato Mizuno and Tsunekazu Takeda, who led Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic bid.
