Karim Tayach has been appointed as Area General Manager GCC, excluding UAE at Kempinksi Hotels
Kempinski Hotels has appointed Karim Tayach as the new Area General Manager GCC (excluding the United Arab Emirates) overseeing from now on Marsa Malaz Kempinski The Pearl and Kempinski Residences & Suites in Doha, Kempinski Hotel Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman as well as Kempinski Al Othman Hotel Al Khobar in Saudi-Arabia.
Having joined Kempinski Hotels in 2020 as Cluster General Manager for the two Kempinski Doha properties, Karim Tayach brings a wealth of experience and expertise in his new position. Coming from a successful hotelier family, he has been in the luxury hotel industry for more than 27 years and started his journey as a Corporate Management Trainee at the Hyatt Regency Makkah in Saudi Arabia. He then climbed the career ladder from Food & Beverage roles within the Ritz Carlton Hotels in Dubai, Doha and Jakarta until he took it to the next level and became General Manager at the Ritz Carlton Jakarta Pacific Place in 2007 followed by an assignment as General Manager at the Ritz Carlton Bali in 2013.
Karim is a Tunisian-German national who speaks fluent English, German, Italian, in addition to his Arabic and French mother tongues.