Haitham Effat

Saudi's Millennium & Copthorne Makkah Al Naseem has appointed Haitham Effat as their cluster director of sales and marketing.

Effat, who has more than 22 years of experience in the industry, started his career in hospitality after undertaking different assignments and working for international chains such as Starwood, Rezidor, Moven p ick and Elaf among others.

In his new role, he will oversee sales and marketing related operations at the Millennium Makkah Al Naseem and Copthorne Makkah Al Naseem, the largest Millennium hotel in the world.

An Egyptian national, Effat graduated from the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels in 2001.