Rotana welcomes Vicky Varfis as Corporate Vice President - Sales & Revenue

Press release

Published February 6th, 2012 - 05:46 GMT

Al Bawaba

Rotana, the leading hotel management company in the Middle East & Africa, announced the joining of Vicky Varfis in the capacity of Corporate Vice President - Sales & Revenue.

Born in the Greece, Vicky studied Marketing Management and completed her BA degree from Deree, the American College in Athens, Greece. Vicky joins Rotana from N.Daskalantonakis Group Grecotel & Classical Hotels, and her experience spans many years working with high profile brands & establishments including Marriott International, Elounda SA Hotels & Resorts, Costa Navarino Starwood Group, Pentilikon Hotel Group and more. She has gained considerable international experience in hotel related sales and revenue from her 25 years in the industry. This includes 20 years in various positions with the Marriot Hotel Group.

Vicky Varfis will be working on developing the local, regional and international Sales & Revenue channels for Rotana, in keeping with the expansion plans which will see Rotana managing around 14,000 rooms across in the region by the end of 2012.

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.