Zeina Abbas has been appointed as Director of Operations at Amwaj Rotana - Jumeirah Beach

Amwaj Rotana Hotel has announced the appointment of Zeina Abbas, who boasts over 15 years of industry leadership experience, as its new director of operations.

Zeina Abbas

Abbas is highly respected having served in senior positions across the Middle East, most recently at Media Rotana in Dubai, where she worked as director of rooms.

Throughout her career, Abbas has consistently delivered outstanding results with key achievements including an increase in overall guest satisfaction, a boost in colleague engagement with reduced turnover, and the successful execution of major enhancement projects which upheld top brand standards while driving operational excellence and profitability. An impressive career trajectory has seen Abbas rise to director of operations after starting out in the hospitality industry as a front desk manager. Other positions she has held include assistant director of front office, director of front office and director of rooms.

Abbas attended the Lebanese University, where she studied banking and finance, before starting out on her journey in the hospitality industry.

General Management Middle East United Arab Emirates Dubai

Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts are regarded as among the most luxurious and innovative in the world and have won numerous international travel and tourism awards. The company was founded in 1997 with the aim to become a hospitality industry leader through establishing a world class portfolio of luxury hotels and resorts. Building on this success, in 2004 Jumeirah Group became a member of Dubai Holding - a collection of leading Dubai-based businesses...

Rotana Hotel Management Corporation (Rotana) was founded in 1992, by a partnership between two visionary thinkers, Nasser Al Nowais and Selim El Zyr, who were joined three years later by Nael Hashweh and Imad Elias. Operating as Rotana, it opened its first property, the Beach Rotana Abu Dhabi in 1993 and is today one of the leading hotel management companies within the Middle East and Africa.