5. Robert MacLean
Principal, National Hospitality Institute Oman
Scotland-born MacLean, who started working in hospitality when he was 12 years old, studied hotel management and, later, became a qualified teacher. He moved to the region in 1995 to help open the National Hospitality Institute (NHI) in Muscat, Oman, where he was promoted to principal after two years. MacLean has helped establish NHI’s stellar reputation in the region for hospitality training and he has led initiatives in everything from food safety training to assisting hotels reach Omanisation targets. The Gulf Chef School, which NHI launched in 2003, has trained hundreds of chefs, and MacLean followed this success by launching the Oman Chefs Guild in 2009. NHI is an Investor in People Company (IiP) ISO 9000 and has accreditation from several awarding bodies including. City and Guilds UK, AHLA, IATA. NHI aims to train more people in Oman for the country’s growing tourism industry and convey to the younger generation in the Sultinate how many opportunities there are in their home country, and wider region.
Bite-sized facts:
Number of years in the F&B industry: 40
Number of years with this company: 21
Number of years in this role: 19
Number of years working in the Middle East: 21
Number of people you are responsible for: 27
Nationality: British
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