Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates resident manager Slim Zaiane Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates resident manager Slim Zaiane

Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates has taken on a new resident manager, with UK national Slim Zaiane joining the Dubai hotel.

Zaiane started his career as the front office manager at Red Carnations Hotels, before moving to Hilton London Heathrow to take up the position of director of front office.

In 2007, Zaiane completed the Hilton Shine ‘4D’ programme, one of the company’s talent development progammes. He worked with Hilton Worldwide until 2013 at Hilton Newcastle Gateshead and then as director of F&B at Hilton London Metropole.

Konstantin Zeuke, GM at Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates said: “We are delighted to welcome on board Slim in his new role as resident manager of the hotel.

“We are sure that with his passion and enthusiasm for what he does, he will bring a lot to the team.”

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In February 2013 Zaiane moved to Al Bustan Rotana Dubai as the property’s executive manager.

Zaiane graduated with a BA honours degree in Hotel Management from Glion Hotel School in Switzerland and went on to complete his Masters at Oxford Brookes University.

Zaiane is fluent in Arabic, English and French and has a passion for contemporary art, architecture and design.