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Appointment General Management

Jorge Fernandez has been appointed as Director of Operations at Fairmont The Palm Dubai

Accor
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Jorge Fernandez
Fernandez has extensive global luxury five-star experiences; he joins Fairmont The Palm from Roya International where he operated as a special projects executive driving projects in hospitality development, corporate operations strategy and project management. Prior to this, Fernandez was general manager, luxury brand development for American Trade Hotel, a five-star luxury boutique brand in Panama. Fernandez worked for Hospes Hotels, a boutique hotel company in Spain, as hotel general ,anager and later as rgional manager, responsible for 10 hotels, six new openings and the project growth of five properties. Fernandez also has experience as a corporate events manager with Gourmet Paradis, with his career commencing as resident manager at Barcelo Hotels and Resorts. A Spanish national, Fernandez holds an MBA in Hospitality Administration from EHL Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, Switzerland, in addition to a Postgraduate Diploma of Associate Sciences, Hotel Management from ESADE Business School and a B.A. in Business Tourism and Hotel Administration from EOT, Spain.

Jorge Fernandez is an alumnus of EHL Hospitality Business School – Class of 2004.

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Accor is a world-leading hospitality group offering stays and experiences across more than 110 countries with over 5,600 hotels and resorts, 10,000 bars & restaurants, wellness facilities and flexible workspaces. The Group has one of the industry's most diverse hospitality ecosystems, encompassing around 45 hotel brands from luxury to economy, as well as Lifestyle with Ennismore.