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NEW GM APPOINTED AT ROSE RAYHAAN BY ROTANA DUBAI Rotana announced the appointment of Mamdouh Ali as general manager for Rose Rayhaan by Rotana in Dubai. Ali has been with Rotana for over seven years. In 2013, he joined Rotana Hotel Management Corporation as head of sales - Travel Trade and in 2017 was promoted to the position of GM, Rosh Rayhaan by Rotana in Riyadh. NEW GM JOINS W DUBAI THE PALM W Dubai - The Palm has announced that Peter KatusakHuzsvar has joined the hotel as general manager. As part of his new role, he will oversee all aspects of the 349-bedroom hotel, including W Dubai – The Palm’s destination restaurants led by chefs Massimo Bottura and Akira Back. The new GM rejoins the company after two years as the general manager of Accor’s luxury lifestyle hotel SO/Vienna. NEW RESORT MANAGER OF ANANTARA SIR BANI YAS RESORTS Anantara Sir Bani Yas Resorts in Abu Dhabi named Rachid Bakas as its new resort manager. He brings 16 years of expertise to the role. In his new post, Bakas will oversee three Anantara resorts on the UAE island. The island portfolio consists of the 30-key Anantara Al Yamm Villa Resort, the 30-key Anantara Al Sahel Villa Resort and Desert Islands Resort & Spa by Anantara with 64 keys. MOHAMED NASER AL-HAJERY & SONS APPOINTS NEW COO Following 17 years as managing director of FMCG and Gulf at Mohamed Naser Al-Hajery & Sons, Gabriel Pharaon has been promoted to COO at the company. Mohammed Nasser Al-Hajery and Sons Company in Kuwait operates in the fields of pharmaceuticals, consumer health care, medical equipment, perfumes and cosmetics, as well as FMCG, cafes and restaurants. NEW GM OF KEMPINSKI HOTEL AQABA RED SEA Victor Betro has been appointed as the new general manager of Aqaba's Kempinski Hotel Aqaba Red Sea. After a stint in which he was involved in the successful opening of Kempinski Summerland Hotel & Resort, Beirut, Lebanon as Executive assistant manager as well as the opening of Kempinski Hotel Muscat in Oman, he was promoted to hotel manager in 2018 at Emerald Palace Kempinski Dubai, located at Palm Island. MICHAEL KOTH APPOINTED GM OF EMIRATES PALACE, ABU DHABI Seasoned hotelier Michael Koth has been appointed as general manager of the iconic Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi and area vice president of operations, overseeing Mandarin Oriental Jumeira, Dubai and the upcoming Mandarin Oriental Downtown, Dubai which is scheduled to open in 2021. Koth is a leader in the hospitality industry, bringing a wealth of experience and knowledge spanning over 35 years. AVANI HOTELS APPOINT NEW GM FOR AVANI PALM VIEW DUBAI HOTEL & SUITES Georges Farhat has been appointed as general manager for the Avani Palm View Dubai Hotel & Suites which is expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2020. With more than 25 years of hospitality experience and a strong background in operations, Farhat brings a wealth of knowledge to this role from his previous positions with

InterContinental Hotel Group. KERZNER INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES NEW STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP Kerzner International Holdings Limited, the owner of Atlantis Resort and Residences and One&Only Resorts brands worldwide, has announced a restructuring of its strategic leadership team. Michael Wale, who has held the role of CEO joins the Board of Directors of Kerzner International and Philippe Zuber, the current COO, will be leading the company as CEO. Michel Checoury, who has held the position of CFO will be adding the duties of chief administrative officer to his role.