Jumeirah, the dynamic Dubai-based luxury international hospitality management group and a member of Dubai Holding, has announced today the internal appointment of Frank van der Post to the position of Chief Operating Officer of the Group, and Marco Nijhof as Senior Vice President, Middle East, Africa, India, Seychelles and the Maldives. Both roles will support Jumeirah’s future ambitious growth plans.
Frank van der Post joined the Jumeirah Group in November 2005 in the capacity of Senior Vice President, Americas based in New York. In his new role, Frank will be responsible for the worldwide Senior Vice Presidents, Vice President Technical Services, Group Directors of Retail, Talise spa brand, Supply Chain and Procurement, Health and Safety, and Business Excellence, reporting directly into Guy Crawford, the Group’s Chief Executive Officer. Frank came to Jumeirah from the InterContinental Hotels Group where he worked for over 20 years in various positions, including Regional Vice President Operations, Eastern US and The Caribbean and General Manager of The Barclay in New York.
Marco Nijhof joined the Jumeirah Group in June 2006 in the capacity of Senior Vice President, Gulf, based in Dubai. Marco’s regional responsibility has now been extended to include Africa, India, Seychelles and the Maldives. He is responsible for all aspects of the Group’s operations in the Gulf and the aforementioned regions, and will continue to lead the regional support team for the Group. Marco joined Jumeirah from Serena Hotels in France where he held the position of Director of Operations & Development in charge of 22 hotels in nine countries. Prior to this he served as Chief Operating Officer and Director of the Board of Boscolo International in Italy.
“Following Jumeirah’s significant success in signing new management agreements worldwide, we are delighted to confirm the internal appointments of Frank van der Post and Marco Nijhof to support our growth. Both Frank and Marco will be influential in helping us to build the Jumeirah brand in key emerging markets. Their current experience, coupled with extensive international luxury hospitality knowledge and talent are a real asset to the Jumeirah Group,” said Guy Crawford, Jumierah’s Chief Executive Officer.
Jumeirah Group:
Jumeirah properties are regarded as among the most luxurious and innovative in the world and have won numerous international travel and tourism awards. The dynamic Dubai-based luxury international hospitality management group encompasses the world renowned Burj Al Arab, the world’s most luxurious hotel, the multi-award winning Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Madinat Jumeirah and Jumeirah Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa in Dubai, the Jumeirah Carlton Tower and Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel in London and the Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park South in New York.
The Group’s activities are, however, not restricted to hotel and resort management. The Jumeirah Group portfolio also includes Wild Wadi, regarded as one of the premier water parks outside of North America; The Emirates Academy, the region’s only third-level academic institution specializing in the hospitality and tourism sectors; The Taste Department, the company’s dedicated restaurant division; global spa brand Talise; Jumeirah Living, the Group’s luxury brand of serviced residences offering effortless living in luxurious surroundings; and Jumeirah Retail, with its fourteen stores and dedicated luxury retail website www.jumeirahcollection.com.
Building on this success, Jumeirah Group became a member of Dubai Holding in 2004, a collection of leading Dubai based businesses and projects, in a step that aims to initiate a new phase of growth and development for the group.
Jumeirah has extensive expansion plans to grow its portfolio of luxury hotels and resorts into key gateway or letterhead cities and aspirational resort destinations worldwide. Currently, the Group has several luxury five-star properties under development, including Shanghai, Phuket, five in Dubai and others in Abu Dhabi, Aqaba, Doha, Mallorca and London.
