Category: Appointment

Akshay Virkud is a highly experienced Executive Housekeeper with skills to excel and enhance the Housekeeping services with an atmosphere of great team spirit and drive for excellence. He has completed his Hotel management diploma from Bharathi Vidyapeeth. Akshay is a dedicated housekeeper having very clear ideas of operation and uses his full resources to […]

Paradise Island Resort and Spa has appointed Mohamed Iujaz Zuhair as the new Resort Manager. Iujaz joins the Villa Hotels & Resorts property during the company’s rebranding and transformational journey. With hospitality experience spanning more than ten years in international and domestic hotel operations, Iujaz brings a wealth of experience focusing on outstanding levels of […]

The former chef de cuisine at Dubai’s Bussola has moved to Certo at Radisson Blu, Dubai Media City in the same position. Bringing almost five years’ experience from Bussola, Christy Xavier will oversee junior kitchen team members and ensure the standards are adhered to in food preparation at Certo. Coming to Dubai in 2015, Xavier’s […]

Mohamad Slieman has started his career journey in Dubai with the Jumeirah group at Burj Al Arab in guest services. He holds a degree in hospitality management and tourism and brings a two decade experience to the role. He took his first sales postion at the Wild Wadi, where he managed the segments including Government […]

Anu van der Sande joins Grand Millennium Business Bay as Director of marketing and communications. A resident in Dubai, van der Sande completed her Bachelors degree in business administration in hospitality from Hotelschool The Hague, The Netherlands. Starting with Marriott back in 2014, van der Sande joined as an intern and continued her career within […]

Sonesta International Hotels Corporation (Sonesta) today announced that John Murray, a Director of Sonesta since 2018, has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer effective April 1, 2022. Mr. Murray has been a Managing Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer of Service Properties Trust (Nasdaq: SVC), which owns a 34% interest in Sonesta, since 2018 […]

Fairmont Dubai has appointed Nawaf Hassan as director of operations. He steps into the luxury hotel group with 20 years of experience behind him. At Fairmont Dubai, the Jordanian will be responsible for leading the team to ensure full compliance to operating controls, SOPs, policies, procedures and service standards. Hassan will also focus on the […]

Anirudhya Basu has joined Hilton Jaipur as Director Food and Beverage. He has over 15 years of industry experience and has worked with leading hospitality chains in different roles in the Food and Beverage domain. In his previous appointment he was with DoubleTree by Hilton Goa, Panaji. During his stints with brands like Taj, The […]

Sofitel Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointment of Siddarth Noronha as Executive Chef for their flagship property in India, Sofitel Mumbai BKC. With over 16 years of experience, Chef Siddarth counts his depth and profound understanding of cooking as a major asset. In his new role, Chef Siddarth will oversee the entire functioning of […]