Jane Fernandes named among Hozpitality's Best 30 Most Popular HR Leaders in the Middle East for 2023
With over 15 years of experience, Jane Fernandes is currently the Cluster Director of Human Resources (Multi-Country) Dubai at Sheraton Mall of the Emirates Hotel Dubai, Aloft City Centre Deira Bahrain, The Westin, and Le Méridien City Centre.
Jane Fernandes is a passionate and creative HR professional with solid combined expertise in establishing and developing HR teams and contributing to productivity, culture, and cost-saving initiatives focusing on overall organizational development, change management, and business excellence.
For the past 15 years in Marriott HR, she commenced her journey as HR Voyager in APAC and has been a loyal member of the Marriott family since. She is one of the youngest multi-country and multi-property HR directors, heading HR for two hotels in Bahrain and two hotels in the United Arab Emirates. in Marriott and the region.
Her work was recognized and appreciated through awards such as HR Power 25 in APAC/MEA in 2021; Awarded the Q2 MEA Sheraton Transformation in 2019 for the best Heart of the House upgrades. Her last award was the HR Excellence award she won in Q4 2022 amongst 68 Marriott hotels in UAE.
In her approach to work, Jane can be highlighted as Team Builder: Team-based, creative management style coupled with excellent relationship / stakeholder management, which resulted in positive relationships, motivated teams, and enhanced ES scores. Talent Builder: Developed five direct reports who are currently holding HR leader positions in various Marriott hotels in UAE. Her HR Team has consistently won the annual awards for performance, mentored and groomed Interns. Future Builder: Piloted the first Multi-Country cluster setup and worked on various setups and projects – rebranding, unionized hotels, pre-opening, and de-flagging.
Meela Seenarain
Dubai, United Arab Emirates UAE