Claude El Sayed: the JW Marriot Dubai recently welcomed Claude El Sayed to its team as Loss Prevention Manager for the property. With a strict military background in the Lebanese secret service - including the role as personal bodyguard to the first lady - the 28-year-old was an obvious choice for the position of handling Marriott's flagship Dubai hotel. After leaving the military, El Sayed joined The Ritz-Carlton Doha in 2003 as part of the loss prevention team, where he gained additional expertise in dealings with the US Embassy, American secret service and FBI, in addition to other military organisations. El Sayed joined the Marriott Hotels and Resorts team in 2005 at the Beirut Marriott Hotel, and later in June 2006, moved to The Courtyard by Marriott Dubai and Marriott Executive Apartments Green Community, as the hotel's Loss Prevention Supervisor. During his time at the two Green Community properties, El Sayed enhanced the feeling of security by the guests to 97 percent, and implemented the Job Safety Analyst Training and Manager on Duty training at the properties. Currently, he is also heading up the Safety, Environmental and Energy Conservation Committee, as well as the ECHO (Environmental Conscious Hospitality Operation) committee for all Marriott properties in Dubai.
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Fax: (9714) 607-7011
Email: cleo.eleazar@marriotthotels.com
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