Shadi ElKhoury is the new group director of training at City Seasons Hotels. Shadi ElKhoury is the new group director of training at City Seasons Hotels.

Shadi ElKhoury has joined the team at UAE-based City Seasons Hotels as group director for training.

The Lebanese national has more than 15 years' experience in the industry, having worked with international chains in Lebanon and the GCC.

At City Seasons Hotels he will be in charge of the training programme for all five City Seasons Hotels as well as the recently open Royal Rose Abu Dhabi.

His responsibilities will cover setting up new training programmes as well as operational involvement in the pre-opening of the seventh City Seasons Hotel – in Burjuman- scheduled to open towards end 2014.

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City Seasons Hotels managing director Mohamed Al Amri said: “We are very happy to welcome Mr Shadi ElKhoury to our family; the team at the corporate office has been growing over past months in preparation of the new opening in 2014 as well as new acquisitions and openings abroad in the coming couple of years.

"Mr Elkhoury brings along a tool box of knowledge and experience that are both important to set the base of the new City Seasons Hotels, as per the vision of our owners and our vice president Sheikh Ahmed Mussallem Bin Ham."

ElKhoury has a bachelor's degree in Hotel and Business Management and is an internationally certified training manager.