Michel P.J Noblet
President & CEO
A French national and Hotelier par excellence with over four decades in the hospitality industry. His incredible experience spans across 5 continents in over 65 countries – from Europe to Africa, The Caribbean region , Middle East, West Asia and Asia Pacific. A founding member of Le Meridian, Michel is an expert in setting up and managing hotels. He excels in spotting unusual market opportunities and making a success of them. Michel is a terrific combination of an innovator and hotelier.

Mohamed Elkahla
Vice President – Business Development
Hugely experienced in the hotel industry, he has 30 years of precious understanding obtained working both locally and internationally for the leading names in hospitality. Holding a degree in Hospitality Management, he is a specialist in finance and has an astute eye for interpreting marketing trends. He always employs a positive and proactive approach and instils this in all members of his team.

Girma Wossenseged
Vice President - E-commerce Development
Girma Wossenseged has over 25 years experience in the hospitality industry and has held executive positions in several prestigious hotels (Marriott / Hilton / Preferred Hotel Collections categorized under Boutique Hotels). Throughout his time in the hospitality industry he was a member of many prominent organizations such as Global Industry Associations and Global Membership Committees. Girma moved to the Middle East from the United States where he held senior positions in one of the largest travel technology company for over 11 years. Recently he joined HMH to direct the group’s online presence as growth takes it in to new markets. A consummate professional with deep understanding of the contribution of e-commerce to 21st century sales and customer relations in the hospitality sector, he brings with him a network of relationships with key industry figures across the spectrum of GDS and CRS companies, airlines, hotels, wholesalers, event management and tour operators – a valuable asset as HMH expands in the Middle East and Africa.

John Matthews
Chief Financial Officer
John is an experienced Financial Director & Operations Officer with comprehensive knowledge of all aspects of Financial and Management Accounting including International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), combined with extensive operational & business development experience within the Middle East region. Most recent experience includes considerable exposure to Due Diligence & Compliance, Corporate Governance, Trust & Escrow account management, Legal and Corporate Financial Affairs, Client & Shareholder Relations and Project Management. John is Associate Member of the British Association of Hospitality Accountants.

Emad Hussein
Regional General Manager (Jordon – Lebanon)
Emad joined Coral Hotels & Resorts in 2004 as General Manager of Coral Beach Resort - Sharjah. He has over 28 years of management experience in hotel operations, development and branding. Over the years he has worked with several leading hotel groups including Liwa Hotels in Abu Dhabi and Claridge Hotels in Dubai. Prior to moving to the UAE, Emad was based in Baghdad and gained valuable insight of the industry working with some great hotels like Hyatt Tower Hotel, Petra Hotel, Melia Hotel and Sheraton Hotel. With a deep understanding of the hotel business, Emad is highly regarded within the group and has made a significant contribution to HMH.

Friedrich Albrecht
Vice President Projects & Quality Compliance
26 years experience in the hospitality industry, Friedrich brings tremendous understanding of the hotel trade to the table. With knowledge of the European markets including his native Germany, as well as working across the Gulf region with well-known brands like Sheraton and Holiday Inn, Friedrich has excellent depth of experience that is of huge value to HMH.

Mohammed Jalil
Director Government Affairs
43 years old Jordanian with excellent experience in dealing with Government Offices and good contacts with authorities.
Earlier working with Holiday Inn Resort - Sharjah & Holiday Inn Muscat. Excellent experience in over all hotel operations.

Michel Miraton
Culinary Director - Faisal Holding
Boasting an enormous portfolio of hotels to have benefitted from his expertise, Chef Miraton is a perfect head of F&B operations. With experience gathered in diverse countries including his native France, to Reunion Island, China, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, he has seen varied F&B operations in many cultures first hand. He has put his skills to use at many high profile brands in the industry including Le Meridien, Gellieni Hotel, Dorint Atlantic Palace, and Holiday Inn among many others.

Jean Pierre Simon
Regional General Manager ( Northern U.A.E)
Born in Switzerland 58 years ago, Jean Pierre Simon became – through passion and love for his profession – a citizen of the world, eager to learn and share his knowledge.
This high- ranking professional, who today manages the Coral Beach Resort, Sharjah, U.A.E, has had, along with his many accomplishments, a long and rich career underlined by success and close- knit relationships. Jean Pierre Simon’s path began in 1967 and took him to countries like UK, Barbados, the Philippines, Switzerland, UAE, Bahrain, Jordan, Mauritius, South Africa and Kenya.

Mohinder S Khurana
Director Technical & Services
Having started his working career on the ships and shipyards in Japan and Sweden, Mohinder embarked on his hospitality career after a chance meeting with the President of Sheraton Hotels. He never looked back and continued with his valuable contribution as Project Manager or pre-opening Chief Engineer in many parts of the world, in many different properties, such as Sheraton, Oberoi, Holiday Inn and Le Meridien.

Aamir Pervez
Regional Sales Director
Indian national Aamir Pervez has been with HMH since 2006, rapidly progressing from his initial appointment in sales for the Coral Deira to become head of sales & marketing at the Coral Boutique Villas and then general manager at the property. Multi-lingual Aamir studied in New Delhi before moving on to university in Antwerp, Belgium, where he graduated with a business degree, followed by diploma at Harlem Business School. He then started his career in sales and gained further business development and management skills in companies in Germany and Belgium before moving to the Arabian Gulf and joining the hospitality sector in 2006. Now entrusted with the management of Corp Executive Hotel Apartments Al Barsha – Dubai, Aamir has a massive challenge at hand, which he relishes to the core.

Rajesh Shettigar
Group Management Accountant
Rajesh Holds a MBA in Finance. Prior to joining HMH in 2007 as Finance Manager for Coral Boutique Villas, he worked for Al Abbar & Associates Dubai. Despite his young age Rajesh has gained valuable experience working for prestigious companies like Citibank, Ramee Group of Hotels and Karvy Consultants Limited, India.

B. Hariharan
Group IT & Management Operations Systems
29 years old Indian holding a Masters Degree in Computers. 8 years experience in the hotel IT industry.
Worked with Le Meridien - India and Taj Group of Hotels

Ann Mascarenhas
EPA to President & CEO
Indian national, married. 14 years experience of secretarial and executive positions in Manufacturing & Financial Companies.
A crucial player at the center of the organization, knowledgeable, hardworking and supportive.

Carmelita Esber
Chief Accountant
An accountancy graduate who joined HMH as Chief accountant in December 2008. Carmel gathered over 20 years of valuable experience in the Philippines in different capacities including accountant, admin supervisor, treasury supervisor and sales manager before moving on to the UAE. Before joining HMH, she worked as an internal auditor in an auditing firm.