Mussanah – Attracting top Omani talent in the hospitality industry, Millennium Resort Mussanah has appointed Khalil Al Balushi as its new Human Resources (HR) Manager. Bringing 15 years of experience to his new role, Khalil will focus on fostering a deeper culture of customer satisfaction, adding to the resort’s talented staff, and strengthening employee retention with educational and development opportunities.

Christoph Schleissing, General Manager of the Millennium Resort Mussanah, said, “Throughout Khalil’s professional career, he has demonstrated a passion and enthusiasm for human resources as well as a deep commitment supporting the growth of companies. As a resort that is always looking to deliver the best to our customers, Khalil’s drive made him a perfect fit for our organization. I look forward to working with him as we work to continue our traditions of excellence for the benefit of our guests and the Sultanate’s tourism sector.”

A veteran of administrative roles, Al Balushi worked for some of the biggest names in Oman. Starting his career as a Public Relations Officer for Sohar Equipment and Supply, Khalil successfully nurtured his career, rising to become an HR Manager for Al Haditha Company. He would later move to Oman Printers & Stationers Limited Company, where he worked in a managerial role before joining Radisson Blu Hotel Sohar’s pre-opening team as its HR and Administrative Manager.

Khalil commented, saying, “I am excited to be joining Millennium Resort Mussanah and contributing to its traditions of service excellence. Its growth strategies and history of delivering world-class hospitality has been always underpinned by a real dedication to helping its staff achieve their full potential. I look forward to being part of the team and taking this property to even greater heights.”

Regarded as one of Oman’s most popular seaside destinations, Millennium Resort Mussanah continues to be an attractive place of employment for highly educated professionals from the Sultanate and around the world. The appointment of Khalil, represents the development’s continued popularity with highly established Omani professionals.

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About Millennium Resort Mussanah, Oman
Developed by Omran, the leading tourism-related investment‚ development and Management Company in Oman, operated and is a part of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Plc. With 234 spacious, well-appointed rooms and suites, 74 fully furnished studios, 1- and 2-bedroom apartments with kitchens, 3 restaurants, 4 lounges/bars including poolside bar, 5 swimming pools including a shaded family pool and Jacuzzi and a kids splash pool, 54 berth marina, outdoor Fitness Park with Fitness Track, 18-hole mini golf and 2 floodlit tennis courts, luxurious spa and wellness center plus a beach front location, dive centre on the site, water sport activities, kiteboarding, the Millennium Resort Mussanah is the perfect getaway for families, couples, groups and sports enthusiasts.

Millennium Resort Mussanah was built on the site of the 2nd Asian Beach Games in December 2010 and still retains many of the world-class leisure facilities. Over the last years, the resort hosted the FIFA Asian Beach Soccer World Cup Qualifiers 2011, the inaugural TEDx Muscat IT conference 2011 , the Brand Oman Youth Summit Conference 2011 & 2012 , the 2014 edition of EFG Sailing Arabia-The Tour in addition to the 2013 Laser World Championships sailing event which attracted 373 of the world’s best sailors , the Muscat Triathlon Club Hotel Series , Tours of Oman 2015, Mussanah Race Week, Oman Bike Week, 1st & 2nd International Dragon Boat for Oman and Millennium Triathlon 2016.

About Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Plc
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc is a dynamic, global hotel company, which owns, asset manages and/or operates over 120 hotels worldwide. With almost 40,000 rooms worldwide, the company is present on all continents with a portfolio of brands which serve different market segments, representing quality and value in every class.

From a single property in Abu Dhabi, Millennium & Copthorne, Middle East & Africa has expanded into various neighbouring destinations and is now recognised as one of the fastest growing regional hotel management companies in the Middle East & Africa. Along the way, the company has cultivated partnerships with reputable and respected owners. Millennium & Copthorne currently operates 28 hotels, has 12 hotels due to open within the next year and aims to have 100 properties by 2020 for the MEA region

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