Oryx Rotana appoints Mark Timbrell as new GM

Press release

Published November 12th, 2015 - 07:18 GMT

Mr Mark Timbrell - GM Oryx Rotana

Rotana Hotels, the leading hospitality institution in the region, has announced the appointment of Mr. Mark Timbrell as General Manager of Oryx Rotana, the five-star luxury business hotel in Doha.

Commenting on his new appointment, Mark Timbrell, said, “I am delighted to be at Oryx Rotana hotel in Qatar, and I eagerly look forward to working with the distinguished team that has achieved a significant level of excellence in their service offerings. Together we will continue the march to success and better achievements to serve the hotel, which is well-known as a top destination for the business community in Doha.”

Timbrell has considerable experience in the hospitality industry, where he began his career in 1983 in Britain and moved between several hotels. In 1995, he took the leadership of Forte Grand Hotel in Amman - Jordan for two years. He then moved to Bahrain to handle the Regency Intercontinental Hotel until 1999. In the same year, he returned to Jordan and managed several hotels until April 2007. Following this assignment, he joined the Rotana Group as General Manager of Gefinor Rotana Hotel in Lebanon, and in 2013 he was appointed the General Manager of Hotel Khalidiya Palace Ryhaan by Rotana in Abu Dhabi.

Background Information

Rotana Hotel Management Corporation

Rotana was founded in 1992, by a partnership between two visionary thinkers, Nasser Al Nowais and Selim El Zyr, who were joined three years later by Nael Hashweh and Imad Elias.

Operating as Rotana, it opened its first property in Abu Dhabi in 1993 and is today one of the leading hotel management companies within the Middle East and North Africa.

Rotana is a company offering the best of both worlds. A unique understanding of the culture and communities of the Middle East combined with the collective expertise of an executive team contributing over 35 years of international experience in the service industry.

Rotana aggressive expansion plans have seen the company grow from 2 properties in 1993 to a total of 70 by 2014. With several further properties planned for opening and new projects in the pipeline confirming the company's intention to have a Rotana managed property in all the major cities throughout the Middle East and North Africa within the next five years.