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Axel Jarosch has been appointed as General Manager at Banyan Tree Al Wadi and Banyan Tree Ras Al Khaimah

Jarosch brings a wealth of more than 20 years experience to the two Banyan Tree resorts, including over six years working in the MENA region. Prior to joining Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts, Jarosch held a number of management roles in the hospitality industry, most recently as general manager at Six Senses Zighy Bay. As operations director based in Abu Dhabi, Jarosch was responsible for the hotel openings of Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas and before this he was general manager with Anantara in Oman, Bali and Indonesia during their pre-opening stages. Jarosch has held managerial positions at Per AQUUM, Constance Hotels, InterContinental Hotel Group and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Group. In addition to his time in the Gulf, he has worked in Sri Lanka, the Seychelles, Namibia and Mauritius.

Banyan Group
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Rainer Rudolf Mueller has been appointed as Executive Chef at the Amwaj Rotana hotel

Mueller has 24 years' experience across 10 countries and was executive chef at the Oryx Rotana in Doha, Qatar before moving to Dubai. He replaces Alan Snyman, who has accepted a position at another Rotana hotel. He will oversee the dining aspects of the five-star hotel’s portfolio of five restaurants, including Rosso and Benihana, in addition to the in-room dining and banquet operations.

Rotana
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Khaled Sharabassy has been appointed as General Manager at Tilal Liwa Hotel (Danat Hotels)

Prior to his new post, Sharabassy, who joins with 20 years of hospitality experience, served as the cluster manager of eCommerce and revenue operations of Danat Hotels & Resorts. In this position, he was fundamental in brand positioning and instrumental in increasing the revenues of the group for each property through his vast knowledge of revenue operations.

Danat Hotels & Resorts
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Mara Campi Pincepoche has been promoted to Regional Director of Business Development-EMEA at TSA Solutions

TSA Solutions, a leading global provider of measurable and sustainable revenue performance enhancing solutions for the hotel industry, announces the promotion of Mara Campi Pincepoche to the position of Regional Director of Business Development – Europe, Middle East and Africa. Pincepoche joined the company in 2007 as a Performance Consultant and has served as TSA’s Director of Business Development for Southwestern Europe since 2010. In her new role, she will lead the regional business development team and closely work with key hotel partners to further improve hotel performance, primarily through front desk upselling. ior to joining TSA Solutions, Mara served as Director of Global Sales for InterContinental Hotels Group in the Middle East region. She holds a Master’s Degree in tourism and hotel management from the Academy for Commerce and Tourism in Trento, Italy, along with a European Hotel Diploma (EURHODIP) Master’s in hotel management. With professional training also completed in revenue, senior leadership and strategic selling, Mara is uniquely qualified to consult with TSA’s EMEA region hotel partners on revenue enhancing opportunities and strategies.

TSA Solutions
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Thomas Guss has been appointed as General Manager at Shangri-La Hotel, Qaryat Al Beri

Thomas Guss has taken over as general manager of Shangri-La Hotel, Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi, as well as other properties within its complex, following his predecessor’s decision to depart for a sabbatical. As revealed in a letter published on Hotelier Middle East, Arbind K Shrestha officially left the property, which also includes Traders Hotel, Abu Dhabi, as well as the Shangri-La Residences, at the end of last week after three and a half years in his position.

Shangri-La
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Hossam Mansour has been appointed as Executive Assistant Manager (EAM) at Towers Rotana

A Lebanese national, Hossam holds a Master's in Hospitality Management. Before joining Rotana Group with his first position as Executive Assistant Manager in Fujairah year & half ago, he kicked off his career with Forte Grand Abu Dhabi in 1997; He then gradually moved on to serve as Restaurant Manager with Royal Meridien Bahrain, F&B Manager with Marriott Tunisia, F&B Director with Coral International, Dubai before joining Hilton Hotels & Resorts in 2006 where he spent seven years with last position as Director of operations in Sharm Sheikh, Egypt and Ankara, Turkey.

Rotana
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Marie Laure Blaise has been promoted to B2B and B2C Marketing Manager, Middle-East, Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey at Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group

Marie-Laure BLAISE ESSEC IMHI 2008 has been appointed B2B and B2C Marketing Manager for Middle-East, Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey based at the Carlson Rezidor Area Support Office in Dubai. Marie Laure joined Carlson Rezidor headoffice in Brussels, Belgium after graduation as Loyalty Marketing Coordinator EMEA and after 3 years was Quality Assurance Manager, Park Inn by Radisson EMEA.

ESSEC IMHI
Dubai, United Arab Emirates