Taj Dubai, a luxurious hotel in the UAE emirate, has welcomed Ranjit Phillipose as its new general manager.

Phillipose joins the team with an impressive hospitality record of more than 20 years’ progressive experience in luxury hotels across five countries and three continents, across diverse cultures and economies.  

An Indian-born British national, Phillipose started his journey in 1993 with the iconic Taj Hotels, Resorts & Palaces in Chennai (India). Quickly rising through the ranks, Ranjit moved to St. James' Court, A Taj Hotel, London where he worked for six years. Ranjit subsequently moved to the US to work with Taj Hotels in New York and Boston where he took charge as director of rooms and hotel manager respectively, and also had the opening of Taj Campton Place San Francisco under his purview.

Phillipose's achievements include being at the helm of eight hotel openings and rebranding projects including three hotels in the US, 51 Buckingham Gate London, Taj Exotica Resort and Spa Mauritius, Taj Dennis Island Seychelles, Taj Wellington Mews Mumbai and the $50m+ restoration project of the Taj Group’s fourth Heritage Palace Taj Falaknuma Palace. His expertise lies in bringing the essence of the Taj brand and blending rich Indian heritage with local culture and an international flavour.

“I am delighted to join the team at Taj Dubai, and am honoured to have been given this opportunity to lead the group’s first luxury property in the Middle East. It is indeed an exciting time for the hotel and the company with its vast expansion plans, and I look forward to driving the hotel and further strengthening its position in a highly competitive landscape,” said Phillipose.

Through his career, Phillipose has a proven record of success at leading, providing the vision, strategies and leadership required to translate conceptual business models into specific growth strategies, expand market share, increase revenues and improve PBT. His most recent achievement has been hosting the Brics Summit at Taj Exotica Goa– an annual international relations conference attended by the heads of state for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Ranjit's greatest satisfaction comes from seeing his team members grow and prosper, which benefits them as well as the company, the hotel said in a statement. - TradeArabia News Service