TARIQ ALMUTAWA has been promoted to country manager for Qatar by Emirates. Almutawa joined the Dubai-based airline in 2012 as commercial manager.

HILAL SAADE has been recruited as director of sales and marketing at Meliá Doha. Saade graduated from École Hôtelière Paris in France. His resume includes a notable track record with key positions with luxury

SIMON CASSON has been promoted to president of hotel operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.

RABIH ZEIN has been appointed general manager at Carslon Rezidor Hotel Group’s Radisson Blu Resort, Sharjah. Zein joined the company in 1999 as cluster sales manager at Radisson Blu Hotel Nice

HENK MEYKNECHT has been named senior vice president of regional operations for the Middle East and Africa, at Kempinski Hotels.

BURAK OLCAN has been named director of sales and marketing at The Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel, Residence & Spa, Bahrain. A dynamic hotelier, Olcan has extensive experience in sales and marketing in five-star properties across the Middle East and Turkey.