Abdo Kayali joins Southern Sun as the new complex director of sales and marketing, for the group’s two flagship Dubai properties, Al Manzil and Qamardeen hotels.

With over two decades of industry experience in the Mena region, Kayali moves to Southern Sun from a similar position at Mövenpick Hotel Bur Dubai.

Educated in the UK, at London’s Cavendish College, and in Canada, with an EMBA from MIC (Management Institute of Canada), Kayali has worked at various prestigious hotel properties including Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh and Sheraton Jeddah Hotels & Villas in Saudi Arabia (The Luxury Collection).

“Abdo’s reputation precedes him, and his expertise in the unique sales and marketing landscape of the Mena region, drawn from years working in this highly competitive market, places him in the perfect position to take a highly successful product even further,” said Richard Weilers, managing director, Southern Sun Offshore.

A Syrian national, Kayali speaks fluent English, Arabic and French.-TradeArabia News Service