Sami Nasser
I’m very happy to share with you an interview of Sami Nasser, Senior Vice President, Operations, Middle East, Africa & India about the Art of hospitality and Fairmont & Raffles brands.
Sami Nasser was appointed on the 14th of July, 2013 as Senior Vice President, Operations, Middle East, Africa and India, FRHI. In his new role, Sami is based in the Dubai Regional Office and is responsible for providing leadership to the Middle East, Africa and India region for FRHI, and developing strong relationships with key partners and owners.
His main objective is to consolidate the Group vision and values, whilst increasing financial performance, as well as spearheading crucial project rollouts and new properties developments. Prior to this nomination, Sami was Senior Vice President of operations for Middle East, Africa and Indian Ocean for Sofitel. He was leading the Sofitel regional office based in Dubai, effectively responsible for the operations of a portfolio consisting of 28 hotels and 7,179 rooms, in diverse geographical locations.
Sami brings over 25 years of hospitality experience having held several roles within multiple International brands in Operations, Sales and Distribution areas. Sami graduated from the INSEAD France Advanced Management Program and he holds a PDP in Hotel Marketing from Cornell, Ithaca University, New York.