Radisson Hotel Group is
proud to announce the appointment of Joseph Chalfoun as Area
Restaurants & Bars Director, Middle East & Africa, based in their
Area Support Office in Dubai.
Joseph will lead the company-wide
Food and Beverage Transformation across the Middle East & Africa (MEA) to
drive greater value for its guest, partners, and owners. In this new role,
Joseph will be responsible for the conceptualization and pre-opening of
Restaurants & Bars within Radisson Hotel Group in the Middle East &
Africa as well as implementing initiatives to drive profit, control standards
and establish brand recognition for all new concepts.
With the aim of achieving
targeted initiatives geared at maximizing profit and optimizing the Restaurants
& Bars operations, Joseph will also support the Group’s Central Support
Office in Europe.
Tim Cordon, Senior Area
Vice President, Middle East & Africa at Radisson Hotel Group
said, “We are delighted to have Joseph as part of the team, leading such a
critical and exciting department, which has such a substantial impact on our
guests overall experience. Particularly across the Middle East and Africa, Food
and Beverage takes center stage, contributing significantly to guests’ overall
perception of our hotels and brands. We are truly thrilled to see Joseph’s
wonderful ideas and plans, come to life, elevating the guest experience and our
Food & Beverage offering in its entirety.”
Before joining Radisson Hotel
Group, Joseph managed groups of restaurants & bars in the GCC supporting
their development from conceptualization phase to full operation. Most
recently, Joseph acted as the Unit Head of F&B & Retail for the Louvre
Museum in Abu Dhabi, overseeing the development of
growth strategies, and managing contractual relations with
the museum’s F&B and Retail partners.
Joseph holds a Bachelor (BA Hons)
in International Hospitality and Tourism Management from the University of
Wales.
“Looking at the decade
ahead, our region and its food & beverage scene will
look quite different than it does today. Radisson Hotel
Group aims to be there, at the forefront of this change.
I am excited to be a part of it, eager to learn and tackle new
challenges, and to work with the people and talent that will help us get
there. We have created six new Radisson Hotel Group specialty
concepts that we will start rolling out. These exciting concepts have
been carefully shaped and crafted and will be launched with a
complete strategy and positioning plan in
place,” commented Joseph Chalfoun, Area
Restaurants & Bars Director, Middle East & Africa at Radisson Hotel
Group.
