43. Anton Bawab, Regional President, Viceroy Hotels and Resorts
Viceroy Hotels hopes to open its second UAE property in 2017
Viceroy Hotels and Resorts has had a choppy year; however, its regional president Anton Bawab is steering the ship through the rough waters.
Initially pencilled in for a 2016 opening, the Viceroy Palm Jumeirah hotel has been delayed to 2017. Bookings are being taken from April 2017, but insiders are hopeful of a March opening.
And more recently, in August, the construction site of the 60-storey Viceroy Dubai Jumeirah Village broke out into flames. It is not clear at this point how the schedule for opening has been affected. The tower was previously reported to be on track to open in late 2017, with SKAI having registered the building design as a trade mark in 186 countries. When open, the property will have 247 hotel rooms and suites, as well as 221 one- and two-bed apartments and 33 four-bed apartments with private pools.
Bawab oversees the operations and the growth of group from the Abu Dhabi office. With over a decade in the industry, he has focused on strategy, business excellence and business development. He holds a Bachelor of Sciences (Hons) in International Hospitality Management from the Swiss Hotel Management School, Les Roches Switzerland and a Master’s of Business Administration from the Cranfield School of Management, United Kingdom. Prior to joining Viceroy’s executive management team, Bawab spent four years with Mubadala’s Real Estate & Hospitality team as senior vice president and 11 months with Jumeirah Group as business excellence manager.
By the numbers
6 Number of years in the role
1 Number of operating hotels in the Middle East
6 Number of years with company
2 Number of pipeline hotels in the Middle East
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