Michel Nader

Marriott has appointed Michel Nader as area vice president for the UAE. Nader will step into the role once Sandeep Walia's move up to COO for the Middle East has been formalised on July 1.

Nader has been with Marriott for five years, with a near-20 year stint with Starwood before that. At Starwood he became general manager of Hotel Marques De Riscal in 2006, later holding GM positions at Hotel Maria Cristina and Aloft Abu Dhabi.

He became area manager SPG hotels Abu Dhabi, followed by area VP for North Africa, and market VP for Saudi, Bahrain and Egypt, after joining Marriott.