Dubai-based CHI Hospitality Group has appointed Nicholas Couvaras as its new general manager.

In his new role, Couvaras will oversee the overall strategy of all CHI outlets, including the newly launched, St Tropez Bistro, located in the West End of the Mall of the Emirates, next to the Kempinski Hotel.

He will also be instrumental in the development of CHI Hospitality’s forthcoming outlet SoHo Grill on Sheikh Zayed Road, due to open by the end of 2014.

Couvaras comes with more than 15 years of hospitality experience across South Africa, Middle East, and Australasia

He is a committee board member for the South African Business Council in the UAE, as well as chief marketing officer (CMO) of Council Mena. - TradeArabia News Service