IN a ceremony held at The Address Boulevard, Dubai and hosted by the CMO Asia (GCC Edition) in its 8th edition, The Academic Council and Awards Committee shortlisted Ramzi Shaban, General Manager Mövenpick Hotel City Star Jeddah among 25 other General Managers and presented him with the prestigious GCC’s Best General Managers (Hospitality) citation. These awards are an independent brand recognition exercise initiated to give recognition to those individuals who have achieved extraordinary success from innovative and effective people management & customer satisfaction practices in GCC.

CMO Asia salutes remarkable business leaders and organizations in Asia for their continuing commitment to excellence, developing best practices and innovative strategies. They epitomize the core values of a successful leader – strength, innovation, ingenuity, knowledge and foresight.

Mövenpick Hotel City Star Jeddah is renowned for its impeccable hospitality, cuisine, location and of course the staff led by the General Manager. Believing in team spirit and serving guests beyond their expectation while managing with dedication, love and passion have earnt him peer recognition and hence their recommendation for the award.

Ramzi Shaban is a name that is well known in the hospitality industry. With over 17 years of experience under his belt, he has been with Mövenpick Hotel City Star Jeddah since 2014 and has overseen its operations from pre- opening until completion in 2016. With a proven track record and experience in luxury and international hotel management and operations in the Middle East & GCC, he currently serves as the General Manager of the hotel.

Since its opening, and under the leadership of Ramzi Shaban, Mövenpick Hotel City Star Jeddah has enjoyed successive achievements and accolades recognizing its services, hospitality, cuisine and corporate skills.

While upholding the Movenpick hotels’ ethics and strong commitment to the environment and the communities they operate in, has seen Mövenpick Hotel City Star Jeddah through many CSR projects and global awareness conservation programs that aim to preserve the environment, with many more activities in the pipeline for the coming years. — SG