41: Shuja Zaidi, general manager at Makkah Hilton and Towers, and vice president of projects, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Hilton Worldwide
Shuja Zaidi joined Hilton Worldwide almost 20 years ago, and has worked in places from Houston and Guam in the US to Northern China before moving to Mecca eight years ago, where Hilton was integrating an extra 800 rooms to its existing 600 at Makkah Hilton and Towers.
He is now heading up Hilton’s involvement in the mammoth Jabal Omar project in Mecca, where Hilton is to open six of the 26 branded hotels planned for the development. The first three of these hotels are due to open in 2013.
In addition, Zaidi is focused on the company’s growth in Riyadh, which will see Hilton Garden Inn Riyadh Al Muroj, Hilton Riyadh King Saud University and Hilton Riyadh King Saud University Residence open within the next 12 months.
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