The Ascott Limited appoints new DOSM for GCC

The Ascott Limited has appointed Shashi Shetty as director of sales & marketing for the GCC.

Shetty brings more than 15 years of GCC hospitality experience to her new role.

She joins the group from Ramee Group of Hotels and Resorts Dubai, where she was group sales and operations manager.

Previously, Shetty was group director sales & marketing at Grand Midwest Hotel Apartments Dubai, and sales and marketing director at Fraser Suites Dubai.

Commenting on her appointment, Shetty said: “It is a source of great pride for me to have the opportunity to work with The Ascott Limited. The hospitality sector has been growing rapidly in the GCC, making it one of the most competitive in the world. With over a decade of experience in the region, I welcome this new challenge as Ascott grows even further throughout the Middle East.”

Ascott currently has seven properties in the pipeline across Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the UAE, all of which are due to open within the next two years.

Globally, the group is eyeing 40,000 apartment units by the end of 2015, and 80,000 units by 2020.

Ascott is among the world’s largest serviced residence owner operator. It has over 26,000 operating serviced residence units in key cities of Asia Pacific, Europe and the Gulf region, as well as over 12,000 units which are under development.