Amadeus Gulf has expanded its UAE sales team, appointing Shafeekh Azeez as director of sales for Dubai and Northern Emirates and Jauhar Abdul Gafoor as sales manager for Abu Dhabi.

Prior to Amadeus, Shafeekh was the commercial manager with Al Rostamani Travel where he worked for almost 10 years and held several key positions.

Shafeekh has more than 12 years of regional travel industry experience. He has an MBA from Strathclyde Business School, Glasgow, UK and a BBA from Mysore University, India.

Additionally, Jauhar Abdul Gafoor joins Amadeus as sales manager for Abu Dhabi. Jauhar takes on this role moving from his earlier position as technical support manager at Amadeus where he spent ten years covering markets such as UAE, Bahrain, Oman and Syria.

“The new appointments will further support Amadeus’ operations in UAE and strengthen our ability to meet the needs of our customers. Their past work experience in the regional travel industry will play an instrumental role in driving our brand and product in the market,” stated Geert Boven, managing director, Amadeus Gulf.-TradeArabia News Service