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HOSPITALITY CONCEPTS AND SOLUTIONS prides itself in being a Hospitality Consulting firm, made up of leading industry experts and professionals, having over 50 years of expertise in the field.

As Hospitality experts, our services are targeted mainly to Hotels, Restaurants, SPA and Wellness, various other establishments related to the services and hospitality industries.

We Consult and work directly with hospitality business owners, operators and investors in assessing in assessing potential opportunities and developing appropriate strategic plans and full implementation of cost-effective solutions, in addition to working closely with owners to improve current operations and profitability.

Our Services include development consulting and project management, impact studies, management contract analysis and negotiation and legal advise, franchise evaluation, operator selection, lease reviews and negotiations, and acquisition due diligence.

Key Personnel

Expertise with hands on experience specialized in the Industry :

Mohamed Charafeddine - Hospitality Consultant

  • Mohamed has extensive experience in the hospitality industry.
  • Opening team member, Rotana Hotel Management company – Beach Hotel Rotana,
    Abu dhabi
  • General Manager of the Sheraton Coral Beach Hotel in Beirut Lebanon ,
  • Involved in the restructuring of Almaz Group of Hotels including a negotiation to open the first Swiss hotel school in Beirut Lebanon
  • Business development director of the Swiss Hotel Association in South East Asia and the ME. Structured standard reporting to the MAHO body – Malaysian association of Hotel Owners.
  • Opened the renowned Grand Hills Village Hotel & SPA in Lebanon .
  • Conducted several feasibility studies for different properties ranging from 3 to 5 star hotels.
  • Mohamed initiated signing a management agreement with the Rezidor group to flag the Grand Hills Resort & Spa to be the first REGENT hotel in the Middle East .
  • Mohamed holds a Hotel Management Diploma, Bachelor of Business Administration from Les Roches Switzerland , and has attended Executive Development Programs and General Managers Program at Cornell University Ithaca N.Y

Ziad Kaddoura - QSR and Franchising Consultant

  • Started his career in the hospitality industry in the US, as an Investment & Business development manager for Donaldson Properties, based in Tampa Florida, a leading real estate and management firm, as well as the restaurant operator of several franchises, including Checkers.
  • Team member in charge of managing several real-estate projects, i.e. malls and residential complexes, and the development of the Checkers Restaurant Franchise in the Southern Region.
  • Senior Marketing Manager for McDonald's Corporation, Middle East . The main responsibility was Introducing and developing the brand across the Middle Eastern region.
  • Food Business Development Manager, Master foods Middle East . Main Responsibility is to setup and develop the food division. In charge of a Multi-functional team, including Sales, Marketing, R&D, Human resources and manufacturing.
  • Holder of a Masters in Business Administration and Masters in International Business.

Jamil Fakhry – Head of Consulting

  • Jamil is an Electrical Engineering graduate from the American University of Beirut
    (with distinction) and holds an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau , France .
  • Jamil started his career in real estate development, banking and general consulting.
  • His involvement in hospitality industry started by consulting for third parties and thereafter moved to creating, financing, managing and operating new food concepts.
  • As a founder and creative force behind the Dip N' Crunch® QSR concept, Jamil handled all operations' day-to-day activities, as well as all facets of the development and execution of the company objectives and strategies.
  • Jamil is a Certified Management Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the American University of Beirut (AUB), an MBA and an MSF from the Ecole superior des Affaires (ESA).

Khalid Rabie – Operations Manager

  • Khalid got degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management from Ecole and it has a diploma from Italy .
  • He has an extensive experience in hotel and Restaurant industry of 18 years during which he served different levels of hierarchy.
  • He successfully opened Wolfgang Puck in Kuwait, apart from that he opened the first Applebee's in the Middle East and opened the biggest Chili's in Qatar (550 seats).
  • He successfully developed infrastructure training in Applebee's and Chili's. He trained numerous Managers and General Managers to open new restaurants in various parts of the gulf.
  • He attended various seminars on product management, customer care, food and beverage, safety and sanitation.

Mike Chehata - Financial Consultant

  • Consultancy and Projects Manager for Gulf Data International Co, LLC, UAE
  • Customer Sales Manager, Honeywell Middle East
  • Chief Financial Officer, Voyages Eons Inc.
  • Auditor, Levy Pilotte Chartered Accountants

Mark Gomez - Food and Beverage Culinary Consultant

  • Executive-Chef – Bice International - Dubai
  • Executive-Chef – Teatro - Dubai
  • Executive Chef – Rotana Towers – Dubai .

Nasser Slaibe - Corporate Chef

  • Graduated from William Anges, Melbourne
  • Sous Chef – Radisson Hotel, Melbourne
  • Sous Chef - Grand Hyatt, Melbourne
  • Executive Chef - West Inn Hotel, Melbourne

Yvette Zaroukian – Spa's and Wellness Consultant

  • Paris Gallery Day Spas - UAE
  • Grand Hills Village Spa - Lebanon
  • Montruex - Switzerland
  • Messegue Center Alternative - Italy

Samer Zananiri – Commercial and Operation Consultant

  • Factory Operation Manager – Master Foods Middle FZE
  • Sales & Marketing Manager – Specialised Investment Compounds plc.
  • Management Consultant –ATKearney
  • Production Engineer – Canning Industries Company

Kamal El-Tayara - Financial Consultant – MNA Partner

  • With over 8 years of experience in the investment banking & financial transactions arena in the Gulf i.e Merrill Lynch & Salomon Smith Barney.
  • Lead business restructuring project of the Private Bank at Merrill Lynch, set up and headed the Investment Advisory Group, managing $433 Millions in early 2000.
  • Business development and corporate finance of the MBC group. Participated in setting up the structure of the leading Al-Arabiya News Channel for which acted as a CFO.
  • Involved in deal sourcing, valuation, execution & monitoring of private equity investments.
  • Kamal is an Electrical Engineering graduate from the American University of Beirut (with distinction) and holds an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau , France .

Reema Alfahal - Legal Consultant

  • Managing Director Datasquirt Middle East
  • Legal Consultant with Al Tamimi & Company
  • Commercial and Legal Affairs, Motei & Associates
 
 
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