RHI Hotels & Resorts SVP Sami Nasser RHI Hotels & Resorts SVP Sami Nasser

Sami Nasser, senior vice president operations for Middle East, Africa and India at FRHI Hotels & Resorts, is a source of inspiration for many in the hotel industry, but who has spurred him to success?

Speaking to Hotelier Middle East, he revealed his top four:

1. Roger Federer, Swiss professional tennis player - for his perfection!

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2. Stowe Shoemaker, Dean at University of Nevada Las Vegas William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration. Stowe gave me precious learnings about revenue management.

3. Pant Naryan, Professor of management practice at INSEAD business school, who inspired me with his strategy.

4. My wife for her patience… supporting a hotelier is not easy!

Read our interview with Sami Nasser, where he reflects on six months in the role and discusses his plans to move quickly in order to bring to fruition the company’s goal of doubling its hotel offering over the next five years.