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Thijs Van Rhoon has been appointed as Executive Chef at Park Rotana & Park Arjaan by Rotana

Rotana
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Thijs van Hoorn
Park Rotana & Park Arjaan by Rotana, Abu Dhabi appointed Thijs Van Rhoon as Executive Chef. With over 12 years of experience in the global hospitality and restaurant industry, Dutch national Chef Thijs hails from neighboring Ras Al Khaimah and the pre-opening of a five star 725 room resort & spa. In his new role, he will oversee the hotel’s entire culinary operations which will include the hotel’s signature restaurant Teatro, Ginger all-day-dining, and the city’s renowned Cooper’s Bar & Restaurant. Chef Thijs will also oversee the entire banquet, outside catering and in-room dining programs. Known for his unrelenting creativity in the kitchen, he began his international culinary career in Asia and worked his way across the continent in large metropolises including Shanghai, Guangzhou and Qingdao in China, as well as Kaohsiung in Taiwan. His passion also took him across Eastern Europe; first as Executive Chef of a 5* luxury hotel in Kiev, and later to Sochi, where he oversaw the entire kitchen operation during the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
Food & Beverage Middle East United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi
Rotana
Management CompanyBrand OwnerHotel Group

Rotana Hotel Management Corporation (Rotana) was founded in 1992, by a partnership between two visionary thinkers, Nasser Al Nowais and Selim El Zyr, who were joined three years later by Nael Hashweh and Imad Elias. Operating as Rotana, it opened its first property, the Beach Rotana Abu Dhabi in 1993 and is today one of the leading hotel management companies within the Middle East and Africa.