Minor International Announces New Managing Director of MSpa International
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Minor International Announces New Managing Director of MSpa International
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Category: Asia Pacific - Careers
- Appointments
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2008-11-13
Minor International is pleased to announce the appointment of Naim Maadad as the new Managing Director of Minor Spas Global, and Hotels Middle East.
In this new role, Mr Maadad will take the overall leadership role for MSpa International, Asia’s leading spa management company. He takes over from Michel van der Hoeven who took interim charge during 2008 alongside his other duties.
Mr Maadad begins work initially from the MSpa headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand. From early 2009 he will be based in Dubai from where he will have additional responsibility for sourcing new hotel development contracts in the Middle East.
MSpa International operates the Anantara Spa, Mandara Spa and Aequalis brands as well as an individually tailored spa collection throughout Thailand, the Maldives, East Africa, the Middle East and China. Responsible for setting direction of this business and driving growth, Mr Maadad will oversee brand positioning and future requirements, both of current and new brands.
Mr Maadad joins from Six Senses Resorts & Spas, where he was the Managing Director Middle East, for the past two & a half years. An Australian national, he has more than 20 years’ experience working for leading restaurants, hotels and spas including Conrad Hilton, Hayman Island, Burj Al Arab and Sheraton across Australia, Japan and the Middle East.
Mr Dillip Rajakarier, Minor’s Chief Operating Officer, says: “We are delighted to welcome Naim as the new Managing Director of MSpa International. He brings with him a wealth of expertise both as a leader and a strategist, at a key point in MSpa’s evolution.”
Mr Rajakarier also expressed his deep gratitude to Mr Van der Hoeven for his diligent leadership of MSpa at the same time as covering his other responsibilities. “Naim will be working closely with Michel to ensure a smooth handover,” he added.
Mr Maadad, an MBA holder from Oxford Surrey University, is married with two young daughters and speaks English, Arabic, French, Italian and Japanese.
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