Emaar Hospitality Group has appointed Ibrahima Gaye as corporate director of engineering. Gaye has over 20 years of engineering experience, 14 of which have been in the hospitality industry.
To focus on initiatives for a high-level engineering operations set-up, Gaye will lead and liaise with the property engineering teams to develop standards and practices that are on par with international standards. He will ensure that advances in engineering are integrated as part of the operations, especially to support Emaar Hospitality Group’s digital transformation.
Emaar Hospitality Group chief executive officer Olivier Harnisch said: “With a fast-growing portfolio of hotel projects in the UAE and other international markets, we are committed to developing world-class hotels and serviced residences that assure the highest standards in guest service. This involves having an engineering team on board that can provide all necessary support from hotel development to operation stage. Ibrahima Gaye brings extensive and specialised industry experience that will contribute to the seamless functioning of our properties.”
Reporting to Emaar Hospitality Group chief operating officer Chris Newman, Gaye will be responsible for providing strategic direction for the entire engineering function of the group.
Previously, Gaye was area engineering & design director for Africa and the Indian Ocean with a hotel group overseeing 30 operational properties and 12 projects. Prior to that, he was regional engineering director for sub-Saharan Africa where he managed operations for 20 properties. He has also worked with other international hotel brands. Gaye completed his Baccalauréat Serie C in Senegal and holds a diploma in BTS - electro technique and DUT GEII (electronic, electrical and computing engineering).
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