Arun Narayanan joins the prestigious St Regis Abu Dhabi as its executive assistant manager, food and beverage (F&B) with over 15 years of expertise in Asia and the Middle East Region.

Initially joining the hospitality industry with Dubai-based Jumeirah group, Narayanan earned his experience at a variety of prestigious hotels including The Westin Mina Seyahi Beach Resort, W Doha as director of F&B and most recently the Kempinski Al Othman, Al Khobar as executive assistant manager in Saudi Arabia.

Narayanan’s specialism involves opening hotels, developing restaurant concepts, revamping existing concepts, revenue maximization, developing social marketing strategies, piloting projects globally and is no stranger to winning numerous awards for recognition.

Narayanan now returns to the UAE and will continue to maintain and enhance the standard for luxury in the capital with exceptional, unique dining experiences The St. Regis Abu Dhabi is known for. Celebrating its fifth anniversary this year, the hotel is regarded as Abu Dhabi’s finest urban resort.

Moustafa Sakr, general manager of The St Regis Abu Dhabi, said: “It’s a great pleasure to welcome Arun to the team. Arun joins us at a key time where, as part of our fifth anniversary celebrations, the hotel is investing in the enhancement of our F&B offering. Innovation in this area has always been fundamental for our hotel and continues to be as we focus to deliver new projects to the city such as the re-opening of Asia de Cuba in the coming months. Arun’s expertise will be a key component of driving this and we are confident that his expertise will continue to drive the success we have achieved in Abu Dhabi’s competitive hospitality market.”

Arun’s responsibilities will include managing the strategy of the hotel’s six popular restaurants and bars as well as its large banqueting operation. - TradeArabia News Service