Kosta KourotsidisKosta Kourotsidis has been recently appointed as the general manager of the Radisson Blu Hotel Dubai Downtown. Kourotsidis joined the Rezidor Hotel Group in March 2000 and has been part of several hotel operations in Europe before moving to the region and opening new or managing existing properties in the Middle East and North Africa. Before joining Rezidor, Kourotsidis started his hospitality career with Copthorne and Millennium Hotel in Hanover, Germany. He then moved to Rezidor where he has spent most of his 16 years in the hospitality industry. Kourotsidis was part of Rezidor general manager fast track programme, moving around several hotels sharing his expertise and assisting teams in opening new properties until he moved to Radisson Blu Tripoli, Libya and then to Fujairah, United Arab Emirates and most recently Radisson Blu Martinez Hotel Beirut as general manager. Born in Germany but originally from Greece, Kourotsidis was educated at Cornell University and holds a certificate in hotel revenue management.