Sheraton MOE appoints new director of sales

Adrian Hearn has been appointed as the director of sales at Sheraton Dubai, Mall of the Emirates Hotel.

Hailing from England, Hearn has more than 23 years' experience in the hospitality industry.

He began his career in the Middle East in Bahrain, after which he moved to London in 1997 to join Starwood Hotels and Resorts as a management trainee in the early days of the company’s Vita Futura programme.

After graduation, he worked in the Starwood sales office and Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa in Edinburgh before a move back to the Middle East.

Hearn has spent more than 13 years working in the region including six years with Ritz-Carlton in Dubai, Bahrain and Qatar, and time with Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group looking after regional sales. More recently he oversaw Lamar Holidays.