Fairmont Dubai’s senior sales manager Ahmed Hashem has been awarded with the ‘Sales Person of the Year’ title at a gala ceremony held in Dubai.
Starting his career as a telephone operator, growing up the ranks to the reservations supervisor and proceeding to sales department, Hashem is known as the “King of Leisure” amongst his colleagues and partners, for constantly overachieving his targets and overseeing the wholesale and leisure segments at Fairmont Dubai.
In 2012, as the complex sales manager, Hashem was in charge of the corporate segments at Al Maha Luxury Collection with 42 luxury villas and at Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort properties.
Judges were completely won over by the efforts of Hashem, who single-handedly oversees the wholesale and leisure segments at his property, and has helped increase room nights by a substantial amount while over-achieving his revenue targets.
He has also achieved the highest-ever leisure segmentation room nights revenue in the property’s history.
Delighted after winning the award, Hashem said: “This is a surreal feeling. I have never been in this situation before, I’m really so glad.”
Speaking on how he overachieves his targets, he said: “It’s important to believe in what you are doing and love it, so you do it from your heart. I really believe in Fairmont Dubai and the product that I’m selling.
The top nominees in this category was Ghizlane Abdanbi, sales manager - groups & corporate, Al Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara; Jenny Kanavos, director of sales and events, Zaya Nurai Island; and Mohammad Amjad, director of sales, Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Deira Creek.
The award was presented by A. Ronai’s managing director Gavin Dodd.
The highly commended nominee in this category was Tofayel Ahmed from the InterContinental Jeddah.
The event was supported by a number of industry partners, including silver sponsor SNS Haute Couture Furniture, category sponsors SIAL Middle East, A. Ronai, Diversey, Jung, OSN for Business, Dimara International, supporting sponsor Pulsar Foodstuff, event sponsor Party Social, floral sponsor Forever Rose London, coffee sponsor Dallmayr Coffee, water sponsor Acqua Panna & S.Pellegrino, and beverage sponsor MMI.
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