Peter Fulton, Managing director Hyatt International South West Asia Ltd Peter Fulton, Managing director Hyatt International South West Asia Ltd

Peter Fulton
Managing director, Hyatt International South West Asia Ltd

As pre-opening general manager for the 674-room Grand Hyatt Dubai — Hyatt’s largest in the region — Peter Fulton was clearly the obvious choice to head up the company’s regional division.

In his role, Fulton overseas hotels in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman, as well as properties in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh.

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Since his appointment in 2008, notable achievements include the introduction of Hyatt to Saudi Arabia through Park Hyatt Jeddah and the launch of Grand Hyatt Doha.

Fulton is now focused on growing the company’s presence in the UAE, adding two hotels in Abu Dhabi to the existing portfolio of three in Dubai.

The company’s first hotel in the UAE capital, called Hyatt Capital Centre, will open before the end of this year, while the second will open in early 2011.

The 189-room Hyatt Capital Centre will occupy levels 18 to 32 of the Capital Gate building, part of the development around the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.