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Appointment General Management

York Brandes has been appointed as General Manager at Bab Al Qasr Hotel & Residences

Millennium
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
York Brandes
Bab Al Qasr Hotel & Residences, a five star hotel in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi, has appointed York Brandes as its new general manager. Brandes will be responsible for the 677 rooms and residences, with private beach in Abu Dhabi’s exclusive Corniche area. The German born hotelier started his international career in 1993 in Dubai and is very excited about being back in UAE after many years. Brandes said: “I am thrilled about being back in UAE after this many years and see all the development that has happened. It is very exciting to be part of a new landmark in the capital city of Abu Dhabi and have the chance to embrace the local culture and create history with a new city icon.” Brandes has a solid background with 34 years in luxury hospitality industry and values the importance of high standards and services. His career background is in food and beverage (F&B) and he has experience and education in both restaurant and kitchen management. His first appointment as general manager was in 2000 with Anassa Resort, a Member of the Leading Hotels of the World, where he stayed for six years. The following 11 years Brandes spent in Oman as general manager of the world known Chedi Muscat hotel, wherein he was also a Board Member of the National Hospitality Institute since 2008. During this time, he managed to develop a new beach restaurant and a new spa for the hotel as well as carry out a major renovation of the property after the cyclone ‘Gonu’. In 2014, GHM promoted him to vice president operations based in Singapore in charge of six hotels.

York Brandes is an alumnus of WIHOGA School of Management for the Hospitality Industry – Class of 1993.

General Management Middle East United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi
Millennium
Management CompanyBrand OwnerHotel Group

Millennium Hotels and Resorts (MHR) is the global brand of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Limited (M&C), a global hotel company which owns, manages and operates over 145 hotels across some 80 locations. It has several distinct hotel brands, including Grand Millennium, Millennium, M Social, Copthorne and Kingsgate, throughout Asia, Europe, the Middle East, New Zealand and the United States.