Ahmed ElbassyouniHilton Dubai has welcomed Ahmed El-Bassyouni as the cluster director of business development for its three hotels in Dubai. With over 15 years’ experience in the UK and UAE, El-Bassyouni has spent the last seven years with Hilton Worldwide. The UK national first arrived in Dubai in 2012 as the cluster director of revenue for the cluster of the three Hilton properties in Dubai, before which he worked as a cluster revenue manager for the company in the UK. El-Bassyouni is returning to Hilton Dubai from the Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh, where he was leading a team of 18 employees as the director of business development. In his new role, El-Bassyouni will handle the commercial operations for the three hotels totalling 903 bedrooms. He will be responsible for leading the commercial team, managing various stakeholders, setting up the commercial strategies to grow market share and support overall business targets.