New Appointments
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AFIF SALIBI has been appointed director of operations at Raffles Dubai. Salibi brings with him over 12 years of experience and will oversee the daily hotel operations. He first joined Raffles Dubai in 2007 as assistant front office manager and was then promoted to front office manager in 2008. Two years later, Salibi moved on to Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Phnom Penh in Cambodia as director of rooms, before he assumed his most recent role as director of operations at The Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, Edmonton in Canada.
STEFAN FUCHS has assumed the role of general manager of Jumeirah at Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi. He first joined Jumeirah in 2006, working at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai for three years as director of food & beverage. He re-joined the company in 2010 as hotel manager at Jumeirah at Etihad Towers to assist with pre-opening of the hotel. Fuchs brings with him over 15 years of work experience.
NEELS BORNMAN has been appointed assistant food & beverage manager at Habtoor Grand Beach Resort & Spa. He brings with him more than seven years experience in the hospitality industry and has worked with several leading brands such as Amanyara (Aman Resorts), One & Only Royal Mirage (Dubai), Sun City Resort (South Africa) and Compass International (Qatar).
ASHISH KAPUR has been appointed country manager – UAE and Oman at Cathay Pacific. He will be responsible for leading and managing the overall business and operational developments. He replaces Brian Yuen, who has been appointed as general manager – in-flight services, Dragonair in Hong Kong. He brings with him over 17 years of experience in passenger and cargo operations in the aviation industry.
WIEBKE SIEMERING has been appointed area e-commerce partner manager for Rezidor Hotel Group. Siemering joins the team from agoda.com where she was market manager and team leader for the UAE. MARIE-LAURE BLAISE joins the team from the EMEA corporate support office in Brussels as the B2B and B2C marketing manager for the Middle-East, sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey. AYSE OCAL ABBAS has been appointed to the role of area e-commerce marketing manager. She will act as the e-commerce lead within the area to execute the group’s e-commerce strategy to maximise direct online revenue potential.
YVONNE LUEDEKE has been appointed director of marketing and communications for Jumeirah Zabeel Saray. She brings with her over 19 years’ of hospitality experience from across Germany, France, New York and the UAE. She will work with Robert El Khoury, director of sales and marketing, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray.
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