Paul MurphyGrand Hyatt Muscat announced the appointment of Paul Murphy as its new general manager from the end of this month. Hailing from Australia, Murphy began his career in food and beverage sector, which led him to work for some of the world’s leading hotels in the UK, Canada, Japan, Russia and back in Australia, before joining Hyatt. He was appointed director of catering at Grand Hyatt Dubai and was then promoted to director of events. For almost five years, he headed the hotel’s Convention and Catering Sales team. In January 2011, Murphy became resident manager of Hyatt Regency Delhi, where he spent 18 months, before being assigned to oversee rebranding and launching of the five Hyatt hotels in India. In September 2013, he became general manager of Hyatt Regency Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan.