Chalfoun will lead the company-wide food and beverage transformation across the Middle East & Africa (MEA) to drive greater value for its guest, partners, and owners. In this new role, Chalfoun will be responsible for the conceptualisation and pre-opening of restaurants and bars within Radisson Hotel Group in the Middle East & Africa as well as implementing initiatives to drive profit, control standards and establish brand recognition for all new concepts.

 With the aim of achieving targeted initiatives geared at maximizing profit and optimizing the restaurants and bars operations, Chalfoun will also support the group’s central support o0ffice in Europe.

 Before joining Radisson Hotel Group, Chalfoun managed groups of restaurants and bars in the GCC supporting their development from conceptualisation phase to full operation. Most recently, Joseph acted as the unit head of F&B & retail for the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi, overseeing the development of growth strategies, and managing contractual relations with the museum's F&B and retail partners.