In his new role, he will be responsible of recognising and identifying potential opportunities and partnerships that will benefit the hotel and lead to further development of business.

Al Yaman is a graduate from the Technical Institute of Hospitality at the Lebanese University. He has more than 15 years of experience in the hospitality sector during which he was responsible for sales, marketing and events.

He started his professional career at the Monroe Hotels in the Lebanese capital, where he was the cluster assistant director of sales and marketing. Al Yaman joined La Cigale Hotel Qatar, where he worked for nine years from the pre-opening phase of the hotel in 2006 till 2015 as director of sales and marketing.

Al Yaman’s long experience in Qatar has enabled him garner comprehensive knowledge about the local market. His competence in the virtues of the local culture and traditions has been a key in understanding relationships among the various elements of the market and create new customers.

Later, Al Yaman returned to Lebanon to lead the sales, marketing and banqueting team at the Le Bristol Hotel for two years. His experience also includes head of business development at standards consultants the leading organization in the fields of human resources & business management consultancy, training & development.