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Jay Ar, Vice President Development Middle East

Jay Ar

Vice President Development Middle East·Premier Inn Hotels

Saudi Arabia

Doctorate, Quality Management for the Hospitality Industry

Work experience

Total years of experience: 25 years, 0 months

Vice President Development Middle East

April 2024 - Present

Premier Inn Hotels

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

April 2024 - Present

1.Expansion of the portfolio by soliciting, negotiating, signing & implementing franchise and management agreements.
2. Implementing International building code, NFPA, ADA, Fire life and safety as well as mechanical electrical and plumbing, IT standards into each property.
3. Validating feasibility study provided by international third party consultants for each project and correcting as and when necessary.
4. Monitoring project costs by value engineering the major cost factors.
5. Evaluating construction tenders from cost and quality perspective.
6. Implementing space planning, architecture, interior design and fit out standards for each hotel.
7. Producing mock up room and site reviews for each property and participate in the property development report issuance.
8. Monitor time table for construction as well as deliverables at each stage.
9. Site supervision for each project.
10. Fit out and small operating equipment for each property.
11. Contributing to design of all back of house areas (kitchen, laundry, staff facilities, offices, stores etc…).
12. Interior and building signage package creation with design companies.
13. Providing design brief for each property.
14. Kick off meetings with contractors, design companies and fit out companies.
15. Pre-opening plan critical path, pre-opening budget and working capital establishment.
16. Recruiting and selecting the executive team for each hotel.
17. All pre-opening activities inc. marketing, staff uniforms, training, staff housing, dry run for opening as well as presence during testing and commissioning of each building.
18. Local authorizations for each property.
19. Daily management issues for each property.
20. Ensure that all GOP targets for each hotel are met after each opening.

Company industry:
Hospitality & Accomodation
Job role:
Hospitality and Tourism

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September 2019 - August 2023

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

September 2019 - August 2023

Company industry:
Hospitality & Accomodation
Job role:
Hospitality and Tourism

Senior Country Development & Openings Manager

April 2012 - September 2019

Ramada by Wyndham Regional Office

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

April 2012 - September 2019

Company industry:
Hospitality & Accomodation
Job role:
Hospitality and Tourism

Opening General Manager

June 2011 - April 2012

Hilton Garden Inn Krasnodar

Russian Federation

June 2011 - April 2012

Company industry:
Hospitality & Accomodation
Job role:
Hospitality and Tourism

Director of Operations & Development (Europe Middle East and Africa)

June 2009 - June 2011

Cosmopolitan Hotels & Resorts

United States

June 2009 - June 2011

Cosmopolitan Hotels & Resorts www.cosmohr.com
Opening team
Baghdad-Iraq
L’viv-Ukraine
Lome-Togo
Bratislava-Slovakia
Kumasi-Ghana

Company industry:
Hospitality & Accomodation
Job role:
Hospitality and Tourism

CORPORATE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & DEVELOPMENT

December 2007 - June 2009

AUSTRIAN GERALD'S HOTEL MANAGEMENT

Austria

December 2007 - June 2009

Opening team
Ukraine:
L’viv
Chernivtsi

Romania:
Bucharest
Iasi
Suceava
Piatra Neamt
Brasov
Bacau

Company industry:
Hospitality & Accomodation
Job role:
Management

Group General Manager

December 2005 - December 2007

Golden Tulip Hotels

Romania

December 2005 - December 2007

Opening team
Golden Tulip Ana Tower
Golden Tulip Ana Dome

Company industry:
Hospitality & Accomodation
Job role:
Management

General Manager

February 2005 - December 2005

Golden Tulip Times

Romania

February 2005 - December 2005

Opening Team

Company industry:
Hospitality & Accomodation
Job role:
Management

Assistant Food & Beverage Director

April 2003 - February 2005

Sheraton Bucharest

Romania

April 2003 - February 2005

Opening team

Company industry:
Hospitality & Accomodation
Job role:
Management

Assitant Front Office Manager

September 2002 - March 2003

Astra Hotel

Beirut, Lebanon

September 2002 - March 2003

Company industry:
Hospitality & Accomodation
Job role:
Management

Food & Beverage Manager

March 2002 - March 2003

Mercure Berkeley Hotel

Lebanon

March 2002 - March 2003

Company industry:
Hospitality & Accomodation
Job role:
Management

Management Trainee

June 2000 - September 2001

Management Trainings

Lebanon

June 2000 - September 2001

Marriott-Sofitel-Choice Hotels International

Company industry:
Hospitality & Accomodation
Job role:
Other

Education

Accademy of Economic Studies

June 2008

June 2008

Doctorate, Quality Management for the Hospitality Industry

Romania

Lebanese University

June 2002

June 2002

Bachelor's degree, Hospitality Management

Lebanon

Skills

Quality Management
Expert
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Oversight
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Oversight
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Lounge
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Lounge
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Hospitality Management
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Hospitality Management
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Job Descriptions
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MS Office, Medallion, Express soft,
Beginner
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Beginner
Quality Management
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Oversight
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Lounge
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Lounge
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Hospitality Management
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Hospitality Management
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Job Descriptions
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Languages

English

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Arabic

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French

Intermediate

Romanian

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