This year there are 21 new hoteliers in the Hotelier Middle East Power 50 list who have either replaced their predecessors, been appointed to a newly created role, or who have impressed us so much in the past 12 months with their achievements that they have made it onto this year’s list.
Here are the names that have helped to shake up this year's list:
5 Omer Kaddouri — President & CEO, Rotana Hotel Management Corporation
13 Philippe Zuber — COO, Emaar Hospitality Group
14 Pablo Graf — senior vice president operations, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Southwest Asia, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
15 Christian Clerc — senior vice president, hotel operations, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
22 Laurent A. Voivenel — CEO, Hospitality Management Holdings
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24 Ibrahim Barghout — area vice president, MEA, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
25 Robert Kunkler — COO, Minor Hotel Group
27 Noel Massoud — vice president operations & development, Swiss-Belhotel International
28 Shaun Langdon — senior vice president, Damac Hotels
31 Thierry Douin — regional vice president Middle East & Africa, Dusit International
33 Maximillian Lennkh — vice president hotel operations, EMEASA, Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts
35 Basak Erel — senior vice president brand management, Rixos Hotels
36 Antoine Sayegh — president, Gloria Hotels & Resorts
41 Rob Weeden — vice president, sales and marketing EMEA, India & Indian Ocean, Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts
43 Jamal Serhan — CEO Warwick MENA & vice president, Warwick International45 Daousser Chennoufi — chairman & brand developer, Hues Hotels & Resorts
46 Wael Soueid — area general manager, Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas
47 Mohamed Soussan — general manager, Ayla Hotels & Resorts Management Company
48 Philippe Harb — chief operating officer, One to One Hotels & Resorts
49 Claus-Dieter Jandal — executive vice president & chief development officer, Steigenberger Hotel Group
50 Gabriel Escarrer Jaume — vice chairman and CEO, Meliá Hotels International
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