Radisson Royal Hotel Dubai and Radisson Blu Resort Fujairah have announced the appointment of Hazem Aouad as the new Cluster Director of Sales and Marketing. Aouad, a Lebanese national, brings with him a solid background in sales in the hospitality industry, with more than 10 years experience around the region.
He began his career within various F&B and sales positions in Lebanon and then Qatar. In 2004 he took on the position of Sales Manager at the Ritz-Carlton, in Doha. He then moved to Dubai where he took up the position of Senior Sales Manager for the GCC at the Ritz Carlton.
Hazem Aouad continued his career afterwards as a Director of Sales for Kempinski Hotel, Mall of the Emirates. His latest position prior to joining the Radisson Royal Hotel Dubai and Radisson Blu Resort Fujairah was as Director of Sales & Marketing for the opening of Radisson Blu Hotel Dubai Downtown where he joined in December 2010.
Aouad holds a bachelors degree in hotel and tourism management from Notre Dame University, Zouk Mosbeh in Lebanon and a post-graduate diploma in international hospitality management from University Center Cesar Ritz, Brig in Switzerland who have an affiliation with Manchester Metropolitan University. Besides his native Arabic he also speaks fluent English and French.
Speaking of the new appointments, General Manager, Radisson Royal Hotel Dubai, Cornelia Erhardt said: “Welcoming Hazem to our team will definitely play a significant role in our organization and will be instrumental to our success.”
