The new team at the W Dubai Al Habtoor City The new team at the W Dubai Al Habtoor City

Hotel Manager
Justin Kim

Kim joins the new hotel from his previous role as director of operations for the W Retreat & Spa in The Maldives.

Executive Chef
David Contreras

Contreras brings over 15 years of international experience in five star hotel properties to his new role. This includes positions in Argentina, Mexico, Algeria and the UAE. Contreras was previously executive chef of The Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort & Spa, and executive sous chef at The Address Downtown and The Palace, The Old Town.

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Director of Welcome
Marco Neukom

Neukom previously worked across the rooms division and guest services for the W Doha, and the Westin Abu Dhabi. He also joined the pre-opening team for the W Verbier, Switzerland as welcome office manager.

Director of Style
Kenny Yen

Yen joins the Dubai hotel as director of style, directly from the same position with the W Taipei. The role involved overseeing housekeeping operations, including public areas and laundry. Yen has also worked with the St. Regis New York.

Chief Engineer
Muhammed Basheer

Basheer was previously resident engineer for The Meydan Hotel in Dubai.

Beverage & Food Manager
Vijay Chandran

Chandran has 12 years of hospitality industry experience under his belt, including roles with Sheraton, Jumeirah and Zaya Nurai Holding. Chandran also worked with the W Doha for five years.

Whatever/Whenever Manager
Nancy Huang

Huang comes to Dubai from the W Guangzhou, China where she joined the pre-opening team as Whatever/Whenever Manager and later took on the position as welcome office manager. Huang has also worked with Starwood at The St. Regis Aspen Resort in Colorado and St. Regis Lhasa Resort in Tibet.

For more information on who has been appointed as complex executives across the three hotel properties, click here.