Category: Executive Talks

  • Mohamed Iujaz Zuhair Appointed Resort Manager at Paradise Island Resort and Spa

    Mohamed Iujaz Zuhair Appointed Resort Manager at Paradise Island Resort and Spa

    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…

  • Cruise Saudi appoints Lars Clasen as CEO

    Cruise Saudi appoints Lars Clasen as CEO

    Cruise Saudi — a 100 percent Public Investment Fund-owned business — has appointed Lars Clasen as the company’s chief executive officer. He is a global industry expert with more than 30 years of experience in the shipping and cruise industries across Asia, Europe and North America. Fawaz Farooqui, managing director of Cruise Saudi, said: “We…

  • How women in the Saudi workforce are driving change

    How women in the Saudi workforce are driving change

    In recent years, studies show an upward trend in women joining the workforce in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is due to new reforms that the Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman is implementing, which aim to increase female participation in the Saudi workforce to 30% by 2030. Only last month, a job advert to recruit 30 female train…

  • Radisson Hotel Group appoints Area Restaurants Director for Middle East & Africa

    Radisson Hotel Group appoints Area Restaurants Director for Middle East & Africa

    Radisson Hotel Group is proud to announce the appointment of Joseph Chalfoun as Area Restaurants & Bars Director, Middle East & Africa, based in their Area Support Office in Dubai. Joseph will lead the company-wide Food and Beverage Transformation across the Middle East & Africa (MEA) to drive greater value for its guest, partners, and…

  • Who is Adnan Al Kateb known, the ‘’interviewer of the famous”

    Who is Adnan Al Kateb known, the ‘’interviewer of the famous”

    In an Arab precedent, the Arab journalist Adnan Al Kateb known as the ‘’interviewer of the famous” tops the chart of the most important international figures in electronic media and reached the number 1 rank globally according to the statistics published by the international website StarCount, globally recognized as the website that evaluates media, websites,…

  • Le Meridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre Appoints Mirza Ibracevic as Director of Recreation & Spa

    Le Meridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre Appoints Mirza Ibracevic as Director of Recreation & Spa

    A person in a suit Description automatically generated with low confidence Mirza Ibracevic has recently been appointed Director of Recreation & Spa at the Le Meridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Center. He has extensive experience in the hospitality industry, having led teams at various properties across the Middle East. Mirza began his career in the…

  • Marriott International Appoints Marina Krasnobrizhaya As General Manager Of The St. Regis Riyadh

    Marriott International Appoints Marina Krasnobrizhaya As General Manager Of The St. Regis Riyadh

    Krasnobrizhaya is the company’s first woman to be appointed General Manager in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Riyadh – : Marriott International announced it has appointed Marina Krasnobrizhaya as General Manager of the anticipated St. Regis Riyadh Hotel, slated to open Summer 2022. In her new role, Krasnobrizhaya will lead the hotel’s pre-opening efforts and…

  • Anantara Welcomes Two Newly Appointed General Managers to Oman

    Anantara Welcomes Two Newly Appointed General Managers to Oman

    Oman-: Luxury brand Anantara is delighted to announce the appointment of new General Managers at its two Oman resorts – Al Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara and Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar Resort – as they continue to lead the way in leisure hospitality in the country and the surrounding region. Andrea Orrú – General…

  • Hyatt Place, Riyadh Al Sulaimania has announced the appointment of Mohamed Mehina As Executive Chef

    Hyatt Place, Riyadh Al Sulaimania has announced the appointment of Mohamed Mehina As Executive Chef

    Hyatt Place, Riyadh Al Sulaimania has announced the appointment of Mohamed Mehina to oversee the culinary direction of the property food and beverage outlets as the new Executive Chef. As Executive Chef at Hyatt Place, Riyadh Al Sulaimania, Mohamed will oversee all culinary operations and development of the hotel outlets, including Gallery Café restaurant, all-day…

  • GRIFFCO Foods Appoints New General Manager

    GRIFFCO Foods Appoints New General Manager

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates – GRIFFCO is the strategic joint venture between Griffith foods, a global product development specialist known for creating high-quality food ingredients with over 100 years of global expertise, research and innovation, and IFFCO an international conglomerate based in the UAE with deep-rooted heritage and outstanding infrastructure in the region. GRIFFCO is designed to…