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Otto Kurzendorfer has been appointed as General Manager at JA Ocean View Hotel

Otto Kurzendorfer, who is a native of Germany, comes from a food and beverage background with experience across all hotel departments, and a 24-year career spanning several continents and companies with positions in the Bahamas, Germany, Seychelles, Damascus, Qatar, UK and the Chinese main hotel locations, Shanghai and Sanya working mainly for Starwood and InterContinental Hotels Group.

Alessandro Redaelli has been appointed as General Manager at Kempinski Hotel & Residences Palm Jumeirah

Kempinski Hotel & Residences Palm Jumeirah has welcomed Alessandro Redaelli as the hotel's new General Manager. Redaelli will oversee the day-to-day operations at the all-suite resort. Redaelli will also oversee the second phase of the hotel's expansion. With construction for the project restarting in the coming weeks, the resort is set to open in the second half of 2015. Redaelli joins the team from Hotel Nikol'skaya Kempinski Moscow, where he oversaw the much-anticipated opening of the hotel as General Manager. Prior, Redaelli spent two years leading Hotel de la Paix in Geneva, for Concorde Hotels & Resorts. In addition he has also held the position of Group General Manager for Boscolo Luxury Hotels, simultaneously looking after hotels in Rome, Venice, Prague, Budapest and Nice. The new appointment for Redaelli marks his return to the Middle East, having held a variety of management positions with InterContinental Hotels & Resorts in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, and with Sheraton Hotel & Resorts in Doha.

Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach Selects Quadriga’s Sensiq Guest Communications Solution For All 438 Guest Rooms

The exclusive 5-star Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach Hotel is to install Quadriga's leading TV-based guest communications platform in all of its 438 guest rooms including 40 suites, replacing the existing IPTV solution. Quadriga, the leading global provider of guest-facing technology solutions for the hospitality industry, established a new subsidiary in Dubai in August to support the growing business needs of its customers. The deployment of Sensiq in the Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach Hotel, along with signed agreements for a further 1,000+ rooms, solidifies Quadriga's position in the Middle East region.

Syed Shafi has been appointed as VP development and acquisitions India, the Middle East and Africa (IMEA) at Trump Hotel Collection

Syed brings to his position almost 25 years of experience in business development, sales, brand expansion, and hotel operations. He has represented luxury hospitality brands throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India. Most recently, Syed served as regional development director of Wyndham Exchange & Rentals in the Middle East and North Africa, during which time he led the expansion of the Wyndham brand footprint in the region. His vast experience also includes senior management positions at Cendant VNG, based in London, and Taj Hotels, Resorts & Palaces in India.

Julia Alvaro has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at Dusit Thani Dubai

Dusit Thani Dubai welcomes Ms. Julia Alvaro as its new Director of Sales and Marketing. With 20 years of experience in the industry, Ms. Alvaro has spent numerous years in Dubai, having played an instrumental role in the opening of The Palace Old Town and Le Méridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort. Most recently, she was she was the Director of Sales and Marketing at Radisson Blu Media City.

Neil Jones has been appointed as Chief sales and marketing officer Middle East and Africa at Marriott International

Jones began his career at Marriot 13 years ago as national sales manager in London. He then moved to the Hanbury Manor and Country Club as director of sales and marketing, as well as being director of sales and marketing at the JW Marriott Hotel Cairo in Egypt, before taking on his previous role as vice president within the hotel group's global sales organisation. Commenting on the appointment Marriott International president and managing director for MEA Alex Kyriakidis said: “Our company has witnessed unprecedented levels of growth in the last few months alone and with 45 new hotels due to join the regional portfolio by 2018, Neil has joined our team at a very exciting time. Not only will he be responsible for driving top line revenue for Marriott International brands, but also ensuring the strategic priorities of sales and marketing are aligned with Marriott International’s vision and priorities.”

Len Tobias has been appointed as Director of Sales at Raffles Dubai

Raffles Dubai have appointed Len Tobias as the hotel’s new director of sales for leisure, as well as making changes to the rest of the hotel’s Dubai based sales team. Raffles Dubai director of sales and marketing Sue Wheatley announced that Ahmed Adam is to become assistant director of sales for leisure, while Tamer Refaat will take on the role of assistant corporate director of sales.

Marcus Dudley has been appointed as Executive Assistant Manager at Mövenpick Jumeirah Beach Hotel

MARCUS DUDLEY has been appointed executive assistant manager in charge of operations at Mövenpick Hotel Ibn Battuta Gate. In 2011 Marcus joined Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts as director of food & beverage at the Mövenpick Jumeirah Beach Hotel and has led the team to many F&B awards such as ‘Best Sports Bar Dubai’ and ‘Top Five Brunches in Dubai’.