Abu Dhabi's Emirates Palace has appointed Hotelier Middle East's Housekeeper of the Year 2014 Pamini Hemaprabha as the executive housekeeper and master trainer.
Emirates Palace general manager Holger Schroth said: "Considering that she has been part of the Kempinski family and has continuously demonstrated her proven ability to deliver the highest standards, I am glad to have such a talent join Emirates Palace and wish her the very best."
Hemaprabha, who has more than 12 years of international housekeeping experience, said: "I enjoyed senior leadership positions in this field for major luxury hospitality groups throughout the Middle East, Africa and India, and I will work tirelessly to achieve all the best outcomes and add my quota to this iconic property."
Apart from her executive housekeeper role, she is also a master trainer for Kempinski Hotels, which involves her travelling around the world to impart knowledge on best practices and Kempinski standards.
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Hemaprabha is a Gold medallist graduate of BSC Catering Science and Hotel Management School and started her career in 2003 as housekeeping supervisor / lady butler in Park Sheraton Chennai, India.
She moved to the United Arab Emirates in 2006 and joined Grand Hyatt Dubai as housekeeping team leader. Hemaprabha then joined Raffles Hotels & Resorts as assistant housekeeping manager in 2007 and was promoted to assistant director of housekeeping, fetching herself a Highly Commended Housekeeper of the Year award in 2010.
In 2011 she was promoted to the director of housekeeping in Fairmont Heliopolis and Towers, Cairo Egypt. During her tenure in Egypt she launched the Housekeeper’s Association in Cairo, a first for the country.
She then joined Kempinski Mall of Emirates, Dubai UAE in 2012 as executive housekeeper and made her way to regional rooms specialist for India, Middle East and Africa.
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