Marieke Schellen director of casting W Doha Hotel & Residences. Marieke Schellen director of casting W Doha Hotel & Residences.


Marieke Schellen
Director of casting
W Doha Hotel & Residences

As a director of casting (that is human resources in W language) it takes a lot of guts and creativity to postpone an opening twice with a team already in place.

Marieke single handedly (well, a few managers helped a little, but with a close supervision from her) looked after sourcing 500 staff from around the world for the opening of the first W in the Middle East.

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She has trained and promoted within the company whenever possible and her track record of all her previous trainees now working for the company is impressive.

She has street credibility among the managers as she knows what she is talking
about.

The understanding of operations is critical to any effective HR person and Marieke is an example of an HR director who not only supports operations, but guides and coaches, making a valuable impact in a leadership role and the bottom line of the hotel.