Kerzner International Holdings, a leading international developer and operator of destination resorts and luxury hotels, has welcomed two new executives to its team.  

The company has appointed Ali Tabbal, who served as chief financial officer for Kerzner International for the past three years, as the new chief operating officer and Saif Al Yaarubi has been named as chief financial officer.

Tabbal will oversee the company’s global operations ensuring alignment of resources, systems and talent to support Atlantis, One&Only and Mazagan resorts, as well as all projects in development.  In this new role, Tabbal will provide strategic leadership across all key operational areas of the business, including Human Resources, Resort Operations, IT and Procurement.

Tabbal began his finance career in the US, working as a financial consultant for Control Associates in New Jersey, before moving to Chase Manhattan Bank as analyst in New York.  In late 1998, Ali relocated to Dubai with Arthur Andersen as a Senior Financial consultant on their Global Corporate Finance Team prior to joining Dubai Holding, where he worked for 10 years, and then moving on to Kingdom Holding Company in 2010 and further onto to Kerzner in 2012.

Al Yaarubi, who has taken on the role of chief financial officer for the company, brings with him 25 years of experience, most recently as chief operating officer, Alizz Islamic Bank.

He began his career in 1991 in the Finance Department of the Ministry of Defence—Oman and then moved to Dubai in 2000 to join Ernst and Young. Al Yaarubi then moved on to Alizz Islamic Bank in 2013.

He holds accreditation as a Fellow Certified Charted Accountant (FCCA) from the Association of Certified Charted Accountants (ACCA) in the United Kingdom and also sits on the boards of Deyaar PJSC and National Bonds PJSC, as well as being Chairman of the Audit Committees of both entities.

“As we continue to grow, we are more focused than ever on developing and inspiring our people to innovate and create amazing and memorable experiences for our guests. I am pleased to have a strong senior executive team ready to take the Company to the next level and am thrilled to have Ali lead the operational side of the business at this exciting time of growth for the Company and to have Saif step into the CFO role,” said Alan Leibman, Kerzner International’s chief executive officer. – TradeArabia News Service