Richard Bleakley has been with Marriott International for 20 years
Marriott Al Jaddaf has appointed Richard J. Bleakley as its new General Manager. In his new position, Bleakley will oversee the performance and overall operations of 351 rooms, 128 Marriott Executive Apartments and five food and beverage outlets at the property in Al Jaddaf.
Bleakley has 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry and with Marriott International. Prior to this role, he was General Manager of Marriott Hotel Al Forsan in Abu Dhabi since the hotel’s opening in 2016, where he was awarded the Sales Leadership Award at the MEA General Managers Conference in 2019.
Bleakley has been in the UAE since 2012, when he led the team at JW Marriott Hotel in Deira as acting general manager and hotel manager until 2014, after which he moved to Abu Dhabi for the role of pre-opening general manager for the first branded Marriott hotel in the capital city, Courtyard by Marriott in World Trade Center.
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Meela Seenarain
Dubai, United Arab Emirates UAE