Syed Jaafar Shah, Arun Mehta, and Adnan Ahmed Khan has been promoted to EAM, DOS and revenue manager, respectively
Dubai, UAE (November 15, 2021) ibis Styles Jumeira announces the promotion of Syed Jaafar Shah from financial controller toExecutiveAssistant Manager, Arun Mehta from assistant director of sales toDirector ofSales, and Adnan Ahmed Khan from assistant revenue manager toRevenueManager.
Syed Jaafar Shah has 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry. He was with the R Hotels group for eight years, starting as a financial accountant and then as assistant financial controller at Ramada Hotel Suites by Wyndham Dubai JBR. He then moved to ibis Styles Jumeira in 2017 and was later promoted to financial controller role in less than a year. Before coming to the UAE, he was an accounts manager at Islamabad Serena Hotel.
A hotelier with more than 20 years of experience in the field, Arun Mehta has been promoted as director of sales. He started as a senior sales manager at ibis Styles Jumeira in 2016 and was later named assistant director of sales in 2018. Before joining the property, he was a cluster leisure sales manager at the former Ramada by Wyndham Jumeira, and Holiday Inn Express hotels for five years.
Adnan Ahmed Khan started as an assistant front office manager at ibis Styles Jumeira. He then ventured on a career shift to become an assistant revenue manager, and eventually as a revenue manager. His other previous hotel affiliations include front office roles at Ramada by Wyndham Downtown Dubai, Fairmont Dubai, and Ramada by Wyndham Islamabad.
Samir Arora, cluster general manager, commented:"We congratulate Jaafar, Arun, and Adnan on their career advancements. The management recognizes their loyalty, commitment, and competencies, which have been crucial in the hotel's increase in occupancy and revenue over the past year. The team extends full support on their new roles, and given the exciting campaigns and developments that are underway, we are all optimistic that we can achieve our set target for the hotel."
Meela Seenarain
Dubai, United Arab Emirates UAE