Ramsey El Saarany has been appointed as Director of Operations at Sofitel The Palm, Dubai

Ramsey El Saarany
Sofitel The Palm has appointed Ramsey El Saarany as the new director of operations. The 5-star property opened on Palm Jumeirah in 2013. British National El Saarany was previously the director of rooms at Sofitel Dubai Downtown. He was part of the pre-opening team at the 350-key property and was later promoted to the role of executive assistant manager - rooms. With over 14 years’ experience in the hotel industry, El Saarany started his career at The Landmark Hotel in London before moving to Dubai in 2004 as a management trainee and then moved to the Burj Al Arab as guest services manager. El Saarany holds a BSc degree in International Hospitality Management from the University of Surrey and an executive MBA from Cass Business School.

Ramsey El Saarany is an alumnus of University of Surrey | School of Hospitality and Tourism Management – Class of 2006.

General Management Middle East United Arab Emirates Dubai

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