3 Harald Oberender, Director of kitchens,
Dubai World Trade Centre
Harald Oberender has criss-crossed the globe on his way to becoming renowned in the industry for his takes on Italian, French, Mexican and African cuisines in international fine dining setting.
Before moving across to the UAE via locations such as South Africa, Bermuda, Ethiopia, the US and the UK, where he was executive chef at Hilton properties, he graduated from hotel school in Kassel, in his native Germany.
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In his current role Oberender manages a team of almost 150 chefs, and heads project planning for Dubai World Trade Centre outlets, helping to develop everything from concepts to menus.
In the past six months alone, he has helped execute the Dubai Peace Convention, which saw 150,000 people congregate in the emirate across three days. For five years in a row, from 2007, he also guided his team in Salon Culinaire, where DWTC walked away with the highest honours of any organisation.
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