Philip WoollerSTR Global, the leading provider of market data to the world's hotel industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Philip Wooller as Area Director Middle East and Africa with immediate effect. Based in Dubai, Wooller will have responsibility for sales and business development across the region. He joined STR Global with more than 20 years experience in hotel management in 2008 through the company's merger with The Bench, where he had been working since 2006. STR Global now has more than 1,000 participating hotels across the MEA region, representing more than 204,000 guestrooms.