Taras Ettl appointed as MD of Steigenberger DMCC in Dubai

Taras Ettl has been appointed as the new managing director and vice president of Middle East and Asia operations at Steigenberger DMCC (SDMCC) in Dubai.

SDMCC is a subsidiary of Steigenberger Hotels AG and is responsible for all activities outside Europe.

Its portfolio includes properties such as the Steigenberger Hotel Business Bay in Dubai, the IntercityHotel Salalah in Oman and the Steigenberger Kantaoui Bay Sousse in Tunisia. Further Steigenberger Hotels are also in the pipeline in Bangalore (India) and Bangkok (Thailand), and new IntercityHotels are being planned for Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Dubai (UAE), Muscat and Nizwa (both Oman).

Originally from Austria, Ettl has just completed a six-year stint as vice president of development for Middle East and Africa at the InterContinental Hotels Group in Dubai.