Valentina Cukon has been appointed as Restaurant Manager at Mare Mare, Jumeirah at Saadiyat Island Resort in Abu Dhabi

Cukon meanwhile flies in straight from Italy. Previous roles include restaurant supervisor at the Dopolavoro restaurant in JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa and her assistant restaurant manager roles at Relais San Lorenzo Hotel in Bergamo Alta and Jumeirah Al Qasr's Pierchic. Most recently, she worked as a restaurant manager at Makorè, a fine dining restaurant in Ferrara, Italy.