Federico Mantoani Mantoani has been with Hyatt for 17 years, having begun his career as a corporate trainee at Grand Hyatt Hong Kong in 1997. He then relocated to Spain, where he was promoted to assistant director of F&B. Mantoani was also part of the preopening team at Hyatt Regency Le Barsey in Brussels, and then joined the opening team of Grand Hyatt Dubai. After two years in Dubai, Mantoani transferred to Amman, Jordan, as director of F&B, followed by his appointed as executive assistant manager in charge of food & beverage at Grand Hyatt Muscat. In 2010, Mantaoni was part of the pre-opening team at Hyatt Capital Gate Abu Dhabi, followed by his assignment as acting general manager at Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa, where he was responsible for the takeover and rebranding of the resort.