Manama, Bahrain, 1st July 2008 - Hossein Garan, General Manager of the upcoming Marriott Executive Apartments in Bahrain has announced the appointment of Marwan Haddad as Director of Sales of the hotel.
In his new role, as the Director of Sales for the upcoming Marriott property in Bahrain, Haddad is in charge of the sales and event teams reporting directly to the General Manager. As the head of the sales management team, Haddad is responsible to develop, implement hotel-wide strategies and deliver products and services to meet or exceed the needs and expectations of the hotel guests and employees. He is also responsible for achieving revenue goals, guest and employee satisfaction targets and the financial performance of the department.
Having finished his master's degree in France, Haddad is determined and committed professional, benefiting from a first class hospitality career with Marriott International. With proven track record of six years experience gained in the events, sales and marketing field in a multicultural environment, Haddad's strong level of communication and negotiation skills has been an effective medium as he brings along knowledge of local corporate market as well as the Middle East market.
Haddad previously worked at Courtyard by Marriott Dubai Green Community as Sr. Sales Manager before his move to head the sales team of Marriott Executive Apartments, Bahrain.
"We are very delighted to have him join our team. Marwan's experience and passion for the hospitality business made him the candidate of choice for our first opening in the Kingdom of Bahrain" says Hossein Garan, General Manager of Marriott Executive Apartments, Bahrain.
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Marriott International is a leading lodging company with more than 2,800 lodging properties in 68 countries and territories. Marriott International operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott, JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, TownePlace Suites, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill Suites and Bulgari brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club International, Horizons, The Ritz-Carlton Club and Grand Residences by Marriott brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; and operates conference centers and golf courses. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and had approximately 143,000 employees at 2005 year-end. It is ranked as the lodging industry's most admired company and one of the best places to work for by Fortune magazine. The company is also a 2006 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star partner. In fiscal year 2005, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $11.6 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at www.marriott.com.
Contact:
Marwan Haddad (DOS)
Mobile: (973) 3624 2210
Email: marwan.haddad@execapartments.com
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