27. Jameel Al Nabtiti - Executive Chef, Wyndham Grand Regency Doha 27. Jameel Al Nabtiti - Executive Chef, Wyndham Grand Regency Doha

27. Jameel Al Nabtiti - Executive Chef, Wyndham Grand Regency Doha

Bite-sized facts:
Size of team: 80
Number of years in his current role: 10
Nationality: Jordanian

Jameel Nabtiti has been the executive chef in Regency Group for Regency Halls for almost 10 years and with Wyndham Grand Regency since November 2005. Nabtiti holds a diploma in food production.

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Over the last year, with the addition of the Al Qasr ballroom, Nabtiti established a banquet kitchen by promoting associates internally also providing a boost to employee morale. This helped increase banquet revenue by QR 7 million per year.

Wyndham Grand Regency Hotel was the first hotel in Doha to be recognised with a HACCP certification for food safety management. Nabtiti spearheaded this project with the support of the GM.

He has also catered for Royal families of Qatar. On the side, he has opened several restaurants, a chain of restaurants Canzaman in Jordan, including Al Laquqet, which has the patronage of His Majesty King Hussein and King Abdallah of Jordan.

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