Emmanuel Vallee

In his new role, Vallee will be responsible for leading the sales & marketing teams to drive performance and deliver exceptional results across the seven hotels of IHG in the country.

A seasoned professional, he brings with him more than 20 years of experience in commercial roles within the hospitality industry and in leading diverse teams within sales & marketing along multi-cultural environments.

He joined IHG from DAMAC Hotels & Resorts as vice president for sales & marketing distribution.

Prior to that, he was the regional director of sales & marketing for Fairmont Raffles Swisshotels overseeing Africa, Middle East and India and area sales director for Sofitel Dubai Downtown and Sofitel Moyen-Orient & Egypt. Vallee is familiar with the Middle East market as he spent more than 10 years in the region within the same capacity.