The primary task of a hotel room is to provide its guests with a sound sleep. The primary task of a hotel room is to provide its guests with a sound sleep.

Meet the experts

Farah Aslam, managing director, Dimara

Farah Aslam has 15 years’ experience in creating customised hospitality concepts. Additionally Farah is an OS&E consultant for hotels at a pre-opening stage, and works closely with owners and hotel operators. Farah holds a degree from the George Washington University, Washington D.C. with a speciality in international business.

Pinar Tunali, hotel project manager, Maya Tekstil

Pinar has studied international trade and business and gained a master’s degree on international business. She has been working for Maya Tekstil since 2012, and has held the position of hotel project manager since the last two years.

Elisabeth Hintermann, CEO, Mühldorfer GmbH & Co KG

Elisabeth is the owner and CEO at Mühldorfer, a company that was founded 1920, in Haidmühle, Germany. The family-owned company is in its fourth generation and Elisabeth started at Mühldorfer in 1987 as acting managing director and took over the company in 1994 with her sister Maximiliana Pangerl.

Balan Somasundaram, head of marketing, Poly Products LLC

Based in Muscat, Oman, Balan is a mechanical engineer and holds a management graduate from IIM in India. He has 33 years of experience in the consumer durables business, having worked in India and in the Middle East. In Poly Products, he has been spearheading the marketing efforts for the last 14 years, building and strengthening the Raha and Cloud Nine brands of mattresses and beds.

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