Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s largest hotel franchising companies, has appointed Mohamad Haj Hassan as Country Director for Saudi Arabia.

In his new role, Hassan will be responsible for driving the company’s strategic growth in the kingdom, while delivering operational excellence across properties and supporting owners.

Hassan will play a crucial role in driving the business objectives of Wyndham, which has approximately 9,100 hotels across more than 95 countries, within the kingdom. He will oversee the delivery of operational strategies across a growing portfolio of 14 hotels and continue to build upon the projects in Wyndham’s pipeline for development in the kingdom alongside property owners.

Hassan brings with him a wealth of industry expertise, with a career spanning over 25 years in leadership positions in the Middle East and Africa’s hospitality sector. Before joining Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, he served as Cluster General Manager across five properties with the Accor Group and, preceding that, held the role of Area Vice President with Rotana Hotels.

Parallel to this, he will also collaboratively work with Turkiye, Middle East, and Africa functional leadership teams, focusing on achieving room growth, enhancing property retention, ensuring quality, elevating guest satisfaction, and optimising brand contribution.

Panos Loupasis, Market Managing Director for Turkiye, Middle East & Africa, said: “Mohamad Haj Hassan’s extensive experience in the hospitality industry makes him the ideal leader for this position to spearhead our presence in the Saudi Arabian market and complement the fantastic work our team is doing in the region. Looking ahead, we are excited to see how his leadership will further amplify our achievements in this market.’’

Hassan said: “Joining Wyndham amid Saudi Arabia’s vibrant hospitality scene is a tremendous opportunity for me to represent the brand and further support the Wyndham team in solidifying its expansion. The opportunity ahead for the Kingdom is unprecedented. We have a growing youthful population and our portfolio, especially our mid-market brands, positions us as one of the go-to hoteliers in the Kingdom to support this growth.” - TradeArabia News Service