Nikita Nanaiah has been appointed as assistant F&B marketing and social media manager. Nanaiah started her career at the JW Marriott Dubai in 2012 as a restaurant reservations agent and in 2013 became the sales & marketing coordinator at the same property. In 2015, she moved to the JW Marriott Marquis as marketing coordinator and was promoted to marketing executive a year later.
She will be responsible for driving marketing initiatives and supporting the social media strategy for the hotel’s restaurants and bars including The Observatory, The Croft and Counter Culture Café.
South African native, Carl Tichart has joined as executive sous vhef following a stint working as private chef to VVIP clients and as a restaurant consultant in his hometown of Cape Town. Prior to that, Tichart worked as pre-opening chef de cuisine and later as head chef at Scott’s Seafood Restaurant at Jumeirah Etihad Towers from July 2012 until 2014 as well as roles in Scotland, London and Abu Dhabi.