David Vely most recently held the position of Head of Development for Majid Al Futtaim Hospitality based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where he was responsible for leading the development strategy throughout the Middle East and North Africa region. Mr. Vely also held executive positions with Accor in the Middle East and Europe. Before joining, Accor, Mr. Vely participated in Sheraton Hotel and Resort's Management Training Program. Mr. Vely has a Masters in Business Administration from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management-Northwestern University. He is also a graduate with a degree in Engineering from Grande Ecole D'Ingenieurs Paris-Laval (ESIEA). MGM Hospitality currently has active projects in development in Beijing, Sanya, Chengdu and Tianjin, China; Cairo and Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt; Abu Dhabi and Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and Ho Tram, Vietnam. MGM Hospitality's first completed project, MGM Grand Sanya on Hainan Island, is scheduled to open in 4Q 2011.
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