Sameh Shawkat is Dusit International's new regional director of sales and marketing - Middle East and Africa. Sameh Shawkat is Dusit International's new regional director of sales and marketing - Middle East and Africa.

Dusit International has appointed Sameh Shawkat as its regional director of sales and marketing – Middle East and Africa.

In his new role, Shawkat will focus on driving the properties’ performance and work alongside the development team as Dusit continues to expand its portfolio in the region, while fostering relationships with the brand’s key clients and partners.

Previously, Shawkat was the regional director of sales at Hilton Hotels in Egypt, where he was responsible for 18 properties under the Hilton portfolio, followed by a lengthy stint with Hyatt Hotels in Saudi Arabia as regional director of sales Middle East.

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Prior to joining Dusit International, he was the executive assistant manager, sales and marketing at Grand Hyatt Doha.

Dusit International vice president sales and marketing Catherine McNabb said: “We warmly welcome Sameh to our growing Dusit family. With his tremendous breadth of experience in the region and strong capabilities, we are confident that Sameh will excel in his new position.”