Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group announced recently two senior sales appointments for the Middle East Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. Adrian Hearn was appointed Regional Director of Sales, Middle East and Aiman Roujouleh as Regional Director of Sales, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain.



Adrian Hearn will be based at Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group’s Regional Sales Offices in Dubai and will head up the Group’s sales strategy and efforts in the Middle East. He brings over 20 years of hotel industry experience to the role. Hearn has spent the past nine years in the region and brings specialist knowledge and excellent client connectivity in the GCC market. A British national, Hearn is a graduate of University of Central England and joins Mandarin Oriental from his previous position as Director of Sales & Marketing for Hyatt Capital Gate in Abu Dhabi. Prior to that, he spent over six years with Ritz Carlton in Doha, Bahrain and Dubai.



Aiman Roujouleh will, in his capacity as Regional Director of Sales, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain, be responsible for the Group’s sales strategy and activities in these important markets. He will be based at Mandarin Oriental’s recently established Sales office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.



Roujouleh brings a wealth of experience from the luxury hospitality industry to this new role at Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. A graduate of Les Roches International School of Hotel Management, Roujouleh joins Mandarin Oriental after nine years with Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts in Saudi Arabia where he most recently held the position as Associate Regional Director of Sales.



Alison Styles, Mandarin Oriental’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Europe, Middle East & Africa, said "I am delighted to welcome Adrian Hearn and Aiman Roujouleh to Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. These strategic appointments clearly reflects our Group’s commitment to the region; both as a significant outbound market and as we position Mandarin Oriental ahead of the launch of our brand in the Middle East. I know their expertise and experience will be a huge asset to Mandarin Oriental’s efforts in this area as well as to our valued clients in this important region". – SG