Mike joins the team at The Emirates Academy from Jumeirah Group's corporate office, where he previously held the position of Chief Human Resources Officer. Mike, who has been part of the Jumeirah group for the last eight years, has been responsible for the development of HR resources, processes and technologies for the Group and will bring a wealth of valuable experience to The Emirates Academy.
Shaun has been Manager of Professional Training and Development at The Emirates Academy since last year, where he has been facilitating and developing professional training courses for all aspects of the service industry as well as managing a team of training consultants. Shaun previously set up his own Training and Development company in the UK after working for the Hilton group as Regional Human Resources and Learning Development Manager.
The expertise shared by Mike and Shaun significantly broadens the services offered by the Consultancy and Training team to provide human resources and training support that span the employee life cycle and embrace both strategic and operational initiatives.
Ron Hilvert, Managing Director of The Emirates Academy, said: "We are delighted to be announcing the recent appointments within The Emirates Academy team in what is a very exciting time for all of us. The knowledge and experience that both Mike and Shaun will bring to the Department will help us to further develop the key strengths of the department as well as The Emirates Academy in general."
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The Emirates Academy strengthens consultancy, training and development team
- United Arab Emirates: Sunday, March 09 - 2008 at 08:11
The Emirates Academy, part of Dubai-based luxury international hospitality group, Jumeirah, has announced the appointment of Mr. Mike Newnham as Head of Consulting and Training and Mr. Shaun Harper as Director of Professional Training and Development.
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Jumeirah Group:Jumeirah properties are regarded as among the most luxurious and innovative in the world and have won numerous international travel and tourism awards. The fast growing Dubai based luxury international hospitality management group encompasses the world renowned Burj Al Arab, the world's most luxurious hotel, the multi-award winning Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Madinat Jumeirah and Jumeirah Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa in Dubai, the Jumeirah Carlton Tower and Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel in London and the Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park South in New York.
The group's activities are however, not restricted to hotel and resort management. The Jumeirah Group portfolio also includes Wild Wadi, regarded as one of the premier water parks outside of North America and The Emirates Academy, the region's only third level academic institution specializing in the hospitality and tourism sectors, Jumeirah Branded Restaurants, the company's dedicated restaurant division, global spa brand Talise, Jumeirah Living, the Group's luxury brand of serviced residences offering effortless living in luxurious surroundings and Jumeirah Retail, Jumeirah Group's retail division with a portfolio of fourteen retail stores and dedicated luxury retail website www.jumeirahcollection.com.
Building on this success, Jumeirah Group became a member of Dubai Holding in 2004, a collection of leading Dubai based businesses and projects, in a step that aims to initiate a new phase of growth and development for the group.
Jumeirah's ambitious expansion plans to grow its portfolio of luxury hotels and resorts worldwide to 57 by 2011 are well underway with projects currently under development in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Aqaba, Doha, Phuket, Shanghai, Bermuda, Mallorca and London.
For further information please contact:
Jumeirah Group Corporate Communications
Samantha Dancy - Public Relations Manager, Gulf Region
PO Box 73137 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Telephone: +971 4 3155403
Fax: +971 4 3016655
Anne-Birte Stensgaard, Senior News EditorSunday, March 09 - 2008 at 08:11 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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