EVENT PREVIEW: Hotelier Great GM Debate 2013

Bani Haddad, Luigi Romaniello, Rupprecht Queitsch and Stephan Schupbach preview this year's Hotelier GM Debate.

Meet the experts

Bani Haddad, Regional Vice President, Middle East & Africa, Wyndham Hotel Group.
Late in 2007, Haddad joined Wyndham Hotel Group as director of development for the Middle East where he was behind the successful introduction of the group’s flagship brand, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, as well as the contemporary budget brand Ramada Encore to the region. He is now WHG’s regional vice president in charge of both the development and operational aspects for the company in Middle East and Africa.

Luigi Romaniello, Managing Director, Rosewood Abu Dhabi.
Romaniello oversees all areas of the new Rosewood Abu Dhabi including the property’s array of signature restaurants and the Sense Spa. Romaniello has been with Rosewood for 11 years, most recently as managing director of The Mansion on Peachtree, a Rosewood Hotel and Residence in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a seasoned veteran with more than 20 years experience in the hospitality industry.

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Rupprecht Queitsch, General Manager, JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai.
As general manager for the 1608-room JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai which opened in Q4, 2012, Queitsch is responsible for every aspect of this landmark of luxury in Dubai. Previously in 2004 Queitsch was general manager of the Paris Marriott Champs Elysees before moving on to become general manager of the high profile 757-room Paris Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel and Convention Center in 2006.

Stephan Schupbach, General Manager, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, Dubai.
Schupbach joined Jumeirah in 2006 as resident manager for the group’s leading corporate hotel, Jumeirah Emirates Towers. In 2008, he took on a new challenge by becoming general manager for Al Qasr hotel and Dar Al Masyaf summer villas in Madinat Jumeirah. In 2010 Stephan was appointed as GM for the Jumeirah Zabeel Saray – a luxury resort inspired by the Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire, located on the Palm Jumeirah island.