Karim El Ghazzawi has joined the Beach Rotana Hotel, Abu Dhabi as resident manager.
Born in Cairo, El Ghazzawi graduated from the Hotel Management School "Les Roches" in Switzerland where he lived most of his life. El Ghazzawi has 16 years of experience in various sections of hotel management including front office, rooms, sales and food & beverage. He is also fluent in several language. In 1986, he started as trainee in the Dolder Grand Hotel in Zurich. In 1988 he moved to Inter-Continental Geneva where he made his way up from night auditor to duty manager and assistant front office manager. Before coming to the Emirates, El Ghazzawi was the executive assistant manager in charge of rooms at the Ritz-Carlton Doha, joining 12 month before its opening.