The Standard, Huruvalhi

Maldives Appoints Nihal Sevuk as Director of Revenue

Administration at the University of Suffolk in the UK, as well as various revenue management and leadership-focused certifications from Cornell University.

Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa Announces Key Appointments

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Standard International’s first island resort in the island nation, The Standard, Huruvalhi Maldives, has appointed Nihal Sevuk as its Director of Revenue.

Standard International’s first island resort in the island nation, The Standard,

Huruvalhi Maldives, has appointed Nihal Sevuk as its Director of Revenue.

With over 15 years of successful hospitality experience, Nihal earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism Administration at Boğaziçi University in Turkey, followed by a Master’s in Business

Nihal began her career managing commercial teams at upscale hotels and resorts in the United Arab Emirates, working for international hospitality groups such as Rove Hotels, Wyndham, and Millenium. She moved to the Maldives in 2018 as Director of Revenue for Dusit Thani Maldives and then joined as Cluster Director of Revenue for Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts.

At The Standard, Huruvalhi Maldives, she will oversee revenue management and distribution strategy to

“I am so excited to welcome Nihal to our property team as we continue to grow awareness of the resort in the market, both domestic and internationally,” says Jesper Soerensen, General Manager at The Standard, Huruvalhi Maldives.

“As a brand, we are not only exponentially widening our reach throughout the world, but we also want to embrace and cultivate our diverse approach to guests and hosts to elevate the experiences on both playing fields. Nihal brings with her a breadth of experience and, alongside our team, will help us continue to augment our overall experiences as we improve our practices to become a more sustainable and wellnessintegrated playground.”

Kuramathi Appoints Two Key Team Members

Kuramathi Maldives has appointed Anjali Masih as Director of Human Resources and Sara Scroglieri as the Resident Marine Biologist.

Hailing from India, Anjali has two decades of experience in several hospitality brands and owning companies in the United Arab Emirates. Prior to moving to Kuramathi, she was the Director of Human Resources & Training in The Chedi Al Bait, Sharjah. She began a career in the sevenstar luxury hotel Burj Al Arab in Dubai as part of its preopening team, then grew into a stint in the UAE.

Sara Scroglieri is an Italian national who holds a master’s degree in Tropical Marine Biology from the University of Essex in 2020. She began her career in the Maldives with previous assignments in resort properties of Haa Dhalu Atoll and North Ari Atoll. She will lead snorkelling excursions, conduct informational lectures on conservation for adults and children, and wildlife research and monitoring, as well as running the Eco Centre and furthering environmental awareness and action.

Kuramathi stated that these new individuals will contribute their expertise to enhancing the guest experience in the resort.

Kuramathi is one of the first resorts to open in the Maldives and is part of Universal Resorts of Universal Enterprises Private Ltd, a 100% Maldivian owned company, and the pioneers of tourism in the Maldives.

Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa has announced two new key appointments – Elizabeth Dass-Brown as the Cluster Director of Marketing Communications and Mouner Abou Alnour as the Assistant Director of E-Commerce.

Both of these appointments commenced their roles in August 2022, and are based in Bangkok Thailand. Elizabeth will be responsible for managing Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa and Park Hyatt Siem Reap, while Mouner is responsible for managing digital marketing activities for Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa,

Park Hyatt Siem Reap and Hyatt Regency Phuket.

Elizabeth, originally from Malaysia, has worked in various leadership roles at fivestar hotels and resorts spanning a hospitality career of more than 20 years. These include luxury properties under the E&O Brand, HPL Singapore, Minor Hotels, Marriot Hotels Luxury Collection, and most recently as Group Director of Marketing & Communications for SALA Hospitality Group.

Mouner is a Syrian-born digital marketer who attained a Bachelor’s Degree

One&Only Reethi Rah Appoints Andreas Porias As General Manager

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Reethi Rah has announced the appointment of Andreas Porias as its General Manager, effective 19 August 2022.

With over 20 years of hospitality experience, Andreas has held key operational roles in numerous properties in New York and the United Kingdom, including The Lanesborough Hotel, The Dorchester, and in Information Technology Engineering from Damascus University, Syria, in 2010 and Professional Degree in Digital Marketing Hospitality & Pricing Strategy from Cornell University, United States, in 2018.

After his studies, he commenced his career as a Sales & Marketing Executive and was subsequently promoted to cluster role Digital Marketing for various hotels in Bangkok, Thailand including Compass Hospitality, The Westin and Sheraton hotels. Mouner is familiar with Hyatt Hotels, having previously handled Park Hyatt Siem Reap and the Regency in Phuket.

Located just 55 kilometers north of the equator, Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa is a quiet island retreat with 51 luxury villas, designed to offer guests a slow life experience.

The Gleneagles Hotel, where he was Hotel Manager. Andreas joined One&Only Reethi Rah in 2019 as the property’s Resort Manager.

With his involvement, the resort achieved the Gold certification for 3 consecutive years from EarthCheck, the scientific benchmarking advisory group for travel and tourism. In July the resort was also ranked fifth in the World’s Best Hotels by Travel + Leisure’s annual World’s Best Awards in 2022.

In his new position, as well as overseeing the resort’s entire operations, Andreas will ensure the award winning One&Only Reethi Rah continues to create unrivalled guest experiences and groundbreaking culinary and wellness concepts, while maintaining its status as a well-loved, industry-leading destination.

Stating that he was delighted and honoured to be entrusted with the responsibility of leading the resort, Andreas said, “. . It is with excitement that our dedicated team and I look forward to continuing the legacy of curating spectacular experiences that our guests truly love and want to return to.”

One&Only Reethi Rah is an ultra-luxury, all-villa resort located on one of the largest private islands in the North Malé Atoll.

Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort & Spa Appoints Kate Sheridan as Resort Marine Biologist

Sheraton Maldives

Full Moon Resort & Spa has appointed marine biologist Kate Sheridan, representative of Reefscapers, a coral propagation organization partner, as the development lead of “Adopt a Coral” marine conservation Programme.

Kate Sheridan studied Geography BSc in the UK, and moved to South Africa to study for her MSc in Conservation Biology at the University of Cape Town. For her thesis she investigated water user’s perceptions of shark management and shark risk, and methods of shark safety management which benefit people and sharks. She later published her study in the journal, Marine Policy.

Originally from the UK, Kate has spent a lot of time in South Africa, working with a wide variety of wildlife from sharks to hyenas to rhinos. She is passionate about science communication, co-hosting a wildlife and conservation podcast called The Biome Podcast and running her ownconservation blog and works as a freelance content creator.

Having spent 6 months working in the Maldives with Reefscapers focusing on marine communications, she is thrilled to become the resident marine biologist at Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort & Spa. She now manages the coral propagation programme at the resort, restoring the reef, monitoring coral growth and running other marine conservation activities at the resort.

Adopt a Coral at Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort & Spa invites guests to participate in a coral-fragment plantation activity to restore reef habitats and produce new coral colonies. The resort has teamed up with Reefscapers, a coral propagation organization appointed by the Maldivian government as custodians of the coral colonies in the