New to Four Seasons, Greybanks is no stranger to the region, having worked for several international hotel companies in the Middle East for more than ten years. Originally from the UK, she is an exceptional sales and marketing professional with strong contacts all over the world.
Rania will oversee marketing, advertising, public relations and internal and external communications. She will also work on identifying and pursuing opportunities with multiple media communication platforms and manage executions to promote the beach hotel and arrange promotions and activities to generate revenues for the property’s food and beverage outlets.
Bassam Zakaria has been appointed as the new resident manager of Millennium Corniche Hotel Abu Dhabi.
The three-year old property opened in 2013 in the capital's commercial district. Ibrahim brings more than twenty years of experience to his new role at Hilton Capital Grand Abu Dhabi and was previously executive assistant manager at Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort in Dubai for four and a half years.
In his new role, Mr Hanayen will be responsible for the hotel operations, namely rooms department (front office, housekeeping), F&B (kitchen/ service/ hygiene), events, spa, security and engineering departments. Mehdi Hanayen will assist the general manager as well as department heads in their duties to maintain Sofitel’s brand standards as well as monitor service quality and guests satisfaction.
Medronho also brings 20 years of experience with opening hotels, and joins at a time when the hotel is planning to introduce new concepts and cuisines to maintain the novelty of the hotel’s restaurant offerings.
Executive chef Stefan Trepp's career spans more than 20 years in premier hotels and restaurants in his native Switzerland and around the world/
Bringing 17 years of experience working in the Middle East, Asia and Europe, Olsson's remit will include building on strategic partnerships and promoting the hotel’s position as a MICE and leisure destination.
Taking up his role with immediate effect, El Naggar is responsible for overseeing the revenue department of both hotels, balancing their financial objectives to ensure profitability for the group, value for money for customers and strong returns for shareholders.
Giles has accrued 30 years of hospitality experience and joins the Hilton team in the capital from the 700 key Park Rotana Complex in Abu Dhabi. Previously, Giles has held general manager roles with Marriott International. Over the course of his career, the joint British-Australian national has worked in a total of five continents. His educational experience includes an Honoury Degree from Les Roches Hotel School in Switzerland, as well as studies at Cornell University in the USA.
IHG's Crowne Plaza Abu Dhabi Yas Island and Staybridge Suites Yas Island has appointed Rami Serhal as their Cluster General Manager. Promoted from his previous position as hotel manager at Crowne Plaza Abu Dhabi Yas Island, Serhal brings with him 15 years of experience. After graduating from the American University of Beirut, Rami joined IHG’s flagship property in Beirut; the Intercontinental Phoenicia as Assistant Front Office Manager. Eight years later he moved to Intercontinental Abu Dhabi as Front Office Manager and from their moved to Crowne Plaza Abu Dhabi Yas Island where he was promoted twice and was the Hotel Manager for four years. Rami has contributed into the different successes through the past four years at Crowne Plaza Abu Dhabi Yas Island and played a vital role in the renovation of several areas at the hotel. He had also championed successes of the hotel winning “Ten Club†for two consecutive years. - See more at: http://ameinfo.com/luxury-lifestyle/leisure/hotels-and-resorts/crowne-plaza-abu-dhabi-yas-island-announces-appointment-of-new-general-manager/#sthash.3RqsH3uK.dpuf
Rotana Hotels appoint Marc de Beer as the general manager of Park Rotana and Park Arjaan by Rotana in Abu Dhabi.
Tannous will be responsible for overseeing the offerings of the newly opened Capital Centre Arjaan by Rotana in Abu Dhabi and ensuring that the new facility continues offering guests the highest international hospitality services.
Chef Hossam Salah has recently joined the kitchen at Holiday Inn Abu Dhabi Downtown.
Eleni Tsolakou has joined Khalidiya Palace Rayhaan by Rotana as its new General Manager, with more than 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry having worked in Africa, Greece, Indonesia and the Middle East. She has a proven track of leading complex hotels at both development and opening stages.
Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi is delighted to announce the appointment of Paula Tannous as Director of Sales and Marketing of the 499-bedroom property, part of the luxury lifestyle Viceroy Hotel Group. Tannous will be responsible for strategy development and internal operations, including all restaurants, MICE spaces and hotel facilities.
Yas Island Rotana & Centro Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, announced the appointment of Ina Boneva as the new Director of Human Resources.
The new GM joins the Beach Rotana from his previous post as the opening GM for the flagship InterContinental Moscow, where he worked for the past three years. Van Alphen was also the GM at the InterContinental Budapest, the InterContinental Koln, and has held various posts throughout his career that has spanned more than 28 years across Europe.
In his role Al – Kurdi will oversee the daily operations of the Anantara Abu Dhabi city centre property, including its 222 rooms and suites, five food and beverage outlets, conference and banqueting facilities, in addition to overseeing the operations of the signature Anantara Spa.
Rotana has extended its partnership with eRevMax for optimizing online exposure and distribution. 49 out of 51 properties of the group have been using Connect, the cloud based distribution solution by eRevMax, for real-time data transfer between its online sales channels and hotel system.