shraf Nabih is the new general manager of Hilton Sharjah. He brings 28 years of hospitality expertise to the UAE hotel. Most recently, and for the past five years, Nabih served as general manager of Hilton Reading in the UK. Throughout his career he has received many awards including best GM and employer.

Australian national Tim Quarm has been appointed cluster general manager and local Emirati, Murad Ahmed has been promoted to cluster executive assistant manager rooms by JA Resorts & Hotels. Quarm will oversee the full management of both JA Oasis Beach Tower and JA Ocean View Hotel, while Ahmed will oversee the rooms division across the two thriving properties, as well as look after Operations at JA Oasis Beach Tower. Quarm most recently served as general manager at Novotel Danang Premier Han River Vietnam, while Ahmed has been a part of JA Resorts & Hotels since 2005, when he joined as a revenue sales agent.

Australian national Tim Quarm has been appointed cluster general manager and local Emirati, Murad Ahmed has been promoted to cluster executive assistant manager rooms by JA Resorts & Hotels. Quarm will oversee the full management of both JA Oasis Beach Tower and JA Ocean View Hotel, while Ahmed will oversee the rooms division across the two thriving properties, as well as look after Operations at JA Oasis Beach Tower. Quarm most recently served as general manager at Novotel Danang Premier Han River Vietnam, while Ahmed has been a part of JA Resorts & Hotels since 2005, when he joined as a revenue sales agent.

Manuel Garcia is the general manager and will be managing the overall operations of the 453-key Millennium Place Marina, with Atef Eleskndarany as the director of sales and marketing. Jan Majerski is the front office manager, Ingrida Baltrusaityte is the executive housekeeper, Dhinakaran Kuppusamy will be heading the HR department, Subramanian Krishnan is the director of revenue, while Hareesh Haridasan is the new director of finance and business support. Rahul Punnapully is the procurement manager and Ismail Aly Elgammal director of engineering. Sajith Pillai will be handling the hotel’s IT and Ahmed Khaled is in charge of overall security.

Kiran Sonawane has been appointed as director of sales and marketing at Millennium Resort Mussanah, in Oman. Sonawane will be overseeing all sales and marketing initiatives and developing sales and marketing promotions. He has worked with Taj Palaces, SLH Property, Banyan Tree & Angsana Hotels and ONYX Hospitality.

Anantara Eastern Mangroves has appointed Egyptian national Khaled Sharabassy as the new general manager. He joins Anantara with more than 23 years of hospitality experience, more than 14 of which were in the Middle East, the rest in Egypt. 

Johny Zakhem has been appointed as the new CFO for the Middle East and Africa by Accor. Zakhem will play a vital role in guiding the strategic direction of the group’s regional growth plans. Most recently he served as vice president operations finance for India, the Middle East & Africa at InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG).

Emaar Hospitality Group has appointed Nicolas Chammaa, as the general manager of Vida Downtown, responsible for the day-to-day operations and in driving the hotel’s strategic growth. He has almost two decades of experience in the hotel business, including at well-known properties in Bahrain, Oman, UAE, and the Philippines.