Ascott Limited, Area Manager, Vincent Miccolis Ascott Limited, Area Manager, Vincent Miccolis

8. Ascott Limited, Area Manager, Vincent Miccolis

In the Gulf region, Ascott has 11 serviced apartment properties, located in Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

The company expects to open Ascott Culture Village Dubai, Ascott Olaya Riyadh, Ascott Tahlia Jeddah, Ascott Sari Jeddah, Citadines Al Salamah Jeddah, Somerset Panorama Muscat and Somerset Corniche Jeddah in 2015 & 2016.

Ascott currently has 2,300 units across 16 properties in the GCC, with a Middle East pipeline that includes Ascott Rafal Olaya Riyadh (Q3 2016), Citadines Al Ghubrah Muscat (2017), Ascott Corniche Al Khobar (2018) and Somerset Downtown Al Khobar (2019.)

Miccolis’ vision for the future of the company includes expanding the footprint of the group more rapidly to cover all continents through strategic partnerships, acquisitions, management agreements and franchising, reaching 80,000 units by 2020.

Vincent Miccolis has amassed 20 years of experience working with several hospitality brands across Europe. Since joining Ascott since 1997 he has and held senior roles in London, Brussels, Marseilles and Paris. Miccolis oversees Ascott’s operations and drives the growth of Ascott’s presence in major cities such as Jeddah, Riyadh and Muscat and seeks opportunities in new cities such as Mecca and Kuwait City.

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