Dubai, Jumeirah, the fast growing Dubai-based luxury international hospitality management group and a member of Dubai Holding, has announced today the appointment of Kevin Coleman to the position of Vice President Market Strategy.
“I intend to build the finest and most highly respected market strategy organisation in the global luxury hospitality industry, based upon a foundation of exceptional people and solid analytics,” Kevin said.
Kevin was previously working for the InterContinental Hotels Group, based in Atlanta, Georgia in the capacity of Vice President, Market Strategy. He was responsible for the group’s revenue management and business intelligence capabilities for 200 managed hotels in North America. Prior to this, he cultivated extensive revenue management, sales and marketing experience with French-based Accor Hotels.
Kevin holds a BBA in Marketing from Texas A&M University in the U.S.A.
“We are very pleased to welcome Kevin to the Jumeirah team and benefit from his extensive business analytics and strategy experience”, said Apo Demirtas, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer of the Jumeirah Group. “It is a very exciting time for all of us.”
Jumeirah Group | Jumeirah properties are regarded as among the most luxurious and innovative in the world and have won numerous international travel and tourism awards. The fast growing Dubai based luxury international hospitality management group encompasses the world renowned Burj Al Arab, the world’s most luxurious hotel, the multi-award winning Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Madinat Jumeirah and Jumeirah Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa in Dubai, the Jumeirah Carlton Tower and Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel in London and the Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park South in New York.
The group’s activities are however, not restricted to hotel and resort management. The Jumeirah Group portfolio also includes Wild Wadi, regarded as one of the premier water parks outside of North America and The Emirates Academy, the region’s only third level academic institution specializing in the hospitality and tourism sectors, Jumeirah Branded Restaurants, the company’s dedicated restaurant division, global spa brand Talise, Jumeirah Living, the Group’s luxury brand of serviced residences offering effortless living in luxurious surroundings and Jumeirah Retail, Jumeirah Group’s retail division with a portfolio of fourteen retail stores and dedicated luxury retail website
www.jumeirahcollection.com.
Building on this success, Jumeirah Group became a member of Dubai Holding in 2004, a collection of leading Dubai based businesses and projects, in a step that aims to initiate a new phase of growth and development for the group.
Jumeirah’s ambitious expansion plans to grow its portfolio of luxury hotels and resorts worldwide to 57 by 2011 are well underway with projects currently under development in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Aqaba, Doha, Phuket, Shanghai, Bermuda, Mallorca and London.
