Mohamed Wakeb has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at Hotel Fairmont Bab Al Bahr
Wakeb has 22 years' experience in business development, market access & commercial operations management. He started his career in San Francisco, California then relocated to Abu Dhabi in 1997. From there, he headed several pre-opening teams for properties in UAE, one of which was the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Dubai. Wakeb joined the pre-opening team of The Fairmont Dubai in 2001 as their associate director of sales and in 2004 was promoted to the role of director of business development.
A three-time recipient of the Fairmont Masters award, Wakeb holds a bachelor degree from San Francisco State University with a major in French and international business studies; and a diploma in advanced marketing from Cornell University, New York.
Mohamed Wakeb is an alumnus of Cornell | Executive and Professional Education – Class of 2000.