"We are delighted to further strengthen our regional Dubai-based team. With Middle East & Africa a key development region for us, we will have many more appointments to announce over the next few months. Our current operations and development plans demand specialised expertise in several functions including design and development, brand performance support, as well as F&B."
With development plans for 19 properties, and over 5,000 rooms spanning the GCC, Egypt, Levant and Africa, three of the new recruits are to Hilton Worldwide's design and construction team:
• Ishaq Al Najjar - Director of Development & Design, Hilton Worldwide, MEA.
• Cristian Vidaurre - Director of Development & Design, Hilton Worldwide, MEA.
• Ludwig Scherdel - Director of Engineering, Hilton Worldwide, MEA overseeing the MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing) requirements for our properties during the development, design and construction process.
All three report to Victor Rodrigues, Vice President, Technical Services, Hilton Worldwide, MEA.
Furthermore, Marc Descrozaille joins as Senior Director of Brand Performance Support for the Hilton brand in MEA, optimising performance in quality, concept definition, distribution channels and marketing tools for all Hilton hotels across the region.
"Hilton was recently voted the number one hotel brand in the Middle East by BDRC, and Marc's efforts in the region will help us maintain this lead," continued Herzog.
Hilton Worldwide has also appointed Knud Bundgaard to the position of Area Executive Chef for 42 Hilton Worldwide properties in the area. Bundgaard is responsible for driving quality and innovation in Hilton's F&B outlets, reporting to Simon Lazarus, Area Director of F&B, Hilton Worldwide, MEA.
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