UAE I February, 2014: Millennium and Copthorne Hotels, Middle East & Africa (MEA), held its 2014 Annual General Manager's Meeting yesterday, with the theme for the event "The Road to Excellence". The meeting was hosted at the Grand Millennium Al Wanda hotel in Abu Dhabi and was attended by General Managers from all the UAE Hotels and senior management from the Regional Office team.
(TRAVPR.COM) MIDDLE EAST - March 4th, 2014 -
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels on "The Road to Excellence"
UAE I February, 2014: Millennium and Copthorne Hotels, Middle East & Africa (MEA), held its 2014 Annual General Manager's Meeting yesterday, with the theme for the event "The Road to Excellence". The meeting was hosted at the Grand Millennium Al Wanda hotel in Abu Dhabi and was attended by General Managers from all the UAE Hotels (http://www.millenniumhotels.ae/) and senior management from the Regional Office team.
The event was opened by Mr. Ali Hamad Lakhraim Alzaabi, President & CEO, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, Middle East & Africa, who outlined his vision for the Group and thanked the team for their efforts over the last year. As the Group continues to extend its footprint across the GCC with new market entries into KSA, Mr. Alzaabi emphasised the "positive change in the Company's direction" and recognised the support from the team in its progress to date. "Today, marks the continued journey for our Group on the "Road to Excellence" where we are driving a culture of progress and innovation to lead the company forward" added Mr Al Zaabi.
Mr Thomas Tapken, the newly appointed Vice President - Operations, Middle East & Africa hosted his debut GM's Annual Meeting for the Group and it was his first opportunity to meet a number of his regional team. Experienced hotelier Mr. Tapken recently joined the Regional Office team with the remit to provide maximum business growth and profitability from Middle East Hotels (http://www.millenniumhotels.ae/destinations/), whilst maintaining quality standards across the portfolio of hotels in the region.
The theme for the day "The Road to Excellence" was determined to reflect the new corporate strategy put in place last year and the recent senior executive appointments to the Regional office team, including Mr. Tapken and Mr Naeem Darkazally, Vice President - Sales & Marketing and several management appointments across Branding, HR as well as new Area Offices in Kurdistan and Kuwait.
"As we aim to maximise the performance of our operational properties and successfully bring further properties on-stream it is critical we have a single vision and focus for the company which is to excel in every aspect of what we do as this will drive the business forward to the benefit our guests, owners, and employees." said Mr. Tapken.
The one day event featured a number presentations from the Regional team and guest speakers including Mr Martin Kubler, Social Media consultant and former hotelier, who gave an insight into Social Media in the Hospitality sector. The day was rounded off with a finale presentation from Mr Adrian Hayes, British, UAE based, record-breaking adventurer, speaker, corporate coach and sustainability ambassador.
About Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc. is a dunamic, global hotel company, which owns, asset maagers and/or operates over 120 hotels worldwide. With almost 40,000 rooms worldswide, the company is present on all continents with a portfoilio of brands which serve different market segments, representing quality and value is every class.
From a single property in Abu Dhabi, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels has expanded into various neighboring destinations and is now recognized as one of the fastest growing reigional 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 16 hotels, has over 10 hotels due to open within the next year and aims to operate 50 properties within the next three years for the MEA region.
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