Guy HutchinsonEx-Hilton vice president Guy Hutchinson has been appointed to replace Omer Kaddouri as COO of the Dubai-based Rotana Hotels. The appointment comes after Kaddouri was chosen to replace the company's CEO, Selim El Zyr, who stepped down on January 1, 2014 with El Zyr continuing to sit on the board of the company in a consultancy role. Hutchinson, who has moved from his role as vice president of operations for Hilton India, brings strong experience of expansion to the role, having worked across a range of markets including Japan, Australia, China and India. The new appointment came into motion eight months ago when Hutchinson met Selim El Zyr for the first time. An industry veteran, EL Zyr stepped down from his role as president & CEO of Rotana in December 2013, handing over leadership to Omer Kaddouri to take forward the company’s plans expand its portfolio to 100 hotels by 2020.