Michel Noblet is overseeing the launch of 20 middle east hotels in the current pipeline, having opened 10 properties within the last 12 months.
Pipeline hotels: 20 in the Middle East
Recent openings: 10 hotels opened in the past 12 months, including Coral Hotel Dhahran, Coral Hotel Jubail, Coral Hotel Aden, Coral Martini Aleppo, EWA Deira Dubai, EWA Suites Ajman, Corp Executive Al Khoory Hotel, Coral Boutique Baghdad, EWA Mahda – Oman.
Recent signings: 14 new projects were signed in the past 12 months. Out of these three are in Iraq, four in Africa, three in UAE and four in Saudi Arabia.
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Expected openings by 2013: 16 to 20 new hotels including Coral Niyala – Sudan, Corp Executive Hotel Amman, The Ajman Palace By HMH, EWA Port Sudan, EWA Nile Tower – Khartoum, Coral International Sports City – Dubai, Coral Qurum – Oman, as well as some exciting new projects in Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Iraq.
Career Highlights
September 2003 – Present: President & CEO and founding partner, HMH – Hospitality Management Holdings.
May 1999 – November 2001: Managing director (Middle East & West Asia), Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts.
September 1997 – April 1999: Managing director (Asia, Pacific & Australia), Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts.
January 1996 – September 1997: Senior vice president (Asia Pacific, Australia), Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts.
January 1992 – January 1996: Vice president (Middle East), Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts.
May 1971 – December 1991: General manager (posted in different hotels around the world), Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts.
1962 – 1971: Worked with brands such as Eiffel Tower, Café de la Paix, Beaulieu sur Mer, Rubens Hotel, Grand Hotel. Education: 1. Graduated from Lycee Hotelier Toulouse 2. Ecole Superieur de Paris (ESCP) 3. Hotel Marketing and Operations, Cornell University, New York, USA 4. Leadership and Motivation, Cornell University, New York, USA 5. Commercial Management, Institut International Meridien, France
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