Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has appointed Richard Raab as the new general manager of Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay.
This marks Raab’s first appointment as general manager, having most recently served as acting general manager at Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach when the former regional vice president and general manager Simon Casson was promoted to president, hotel operations - Europe, Middle East and Africa.
“Richard is a consummate hotelier whose extensive experience in resort management and food and beverage will be a great asset to Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay,” said Casson, in a statement.
“Having worked side by side to open our Jumeirah Beach resort, I wish Richard well in his new position, with full confidence in his future success.”
Raab’s Four Seasons career began in the food and beverage side of the business, and has since spanned hotels and resorts in six countries prior to arriving in Bahrain.
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Among assignments in London, Hawaii, the Caribbean and St. Petersburg prior to first arriving in the Gulf region in Dubai, Raab’s resume includes the Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles, site of Wolfgang Puck’s original Cut, which is one of two of the international celebrity chef’s dining concepts at Four Seasons in Bahrain.
Born in Sweden and educated in Switzerland and the United Kingdom, Raab has moved to Bahrain with his wife Sandra and two young daughters.
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