The Grand Millennium Dubai, a luxurious property in the UAE emirate, has appointed Mohamed Abbas Elaraki as its new director of HR.

A seasoned professional, Elaraki has been associated with a number of five star hotels based in the UAE for over a decade. Just before joining the Grand Millennium Dubai, he was working with Rotana Hotels – Dubai. In the past, he was associated with Crowne Plaza Hotel – Dubai, and Hilton Corniche Residence - Abu Dhabi.

Peter Mansourian, general manager of Grand Millennium Dubai, said: “Elaraki’s extensive experience and unique ability to apply proactive HR practices and develop policies to ensure that qualified candidates are selected for relevant posts certainly play an important role. He is very effective in planning and managing human resources programmes for promoting and implementing human resource values, nurturing the team and staff retention.” – TradeArabia News Service