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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Khaled Al Jamal and Jérémie Laurent have been appointed as the general manager and executive assistant manager in charge of food and beverage, respectively, of The Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal.
Effective August 2016, Khaled Al Jamal is the new general manager responsible for the 532-room luxury beachfront resort in Abu Dhabi. A veteran general manager, Mr. Al Jamal joins his new property from Al Jaddaf Marriott and Marriott Executive Apartments in Dubai, where he served as the pre-opening general manager since late 2013. Mr. Al Jamal's tenure with Marriott started in 1987 at Amman Marriott where he spent three years in various food and beverage roles followed by a move to the US with Sheraton and then Holiday Inn. In 1994 he re-joined Marriott as director of restaurants at the Budapest Marriott, ultimately taking on the role of the property's director of food and beverage. In 2002, Mr. Al Jamal was appointed as cluster director of operations for the Prague Marriott, Renaissance Prague and Marriott Executive Apartments, and then took on leadership of his own hotel in 2003 as the opening general manager at the Courtyard by Marriott, Moscow. In the followings years Mr. Al Jamal served as the general manager at the Beirut Marriott in Lebanon, cluster general manager at the Prague Marriott, Renaissance Prague and Marriott Executive Apartments as well as the opening general manager of The JW Marriott Ankara in Turkey. Under his leadership the latter won three Marriott International awards for guest satisfaction and "ACE of MICE" award for two consecutive years as the leading meeting venue in the city.
Jérémie Laurent assumed the position of the executive assistant manager in charge of food and beverage at The Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi in July 2016 and is overseeing the day-to-day operations of eight restaurants and loungers as well as further developing the property's extensive event facilities and outside catering services. A French national and an alumnus of Ecôle Hotelière de Lausanne in Switzerland, Mr. Laurent began his career in his home country in 1995 before moving to Dubai in 2001 with Jumeirah International. Following several years in senior food and beverage roles in French Polynesia and Switzerland, Mr. Laurent returned to Dubai in 2010 as director of food and beverage at The Address Montgomerie Golf Resort and Spa. Most recently, he held the position of director of food and beverage at the Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah being in charge of six outlets from the opening phase. Mr. Laurent enjoys spending time with his family and is an avid golfer.
About The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C., of Chevy Chase, Md., currently operates more than 90 hotels in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Caribbean. More than 30 hotel and residential projects are under development around the globe. For more information or reservations, visit the company web site at www.ritzcarlton.com, for the latest company updates, visit news.ritzcarlton.com and to join the live conversation using #RCMemories. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAR).
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