Valor Hospitality Partners recently announced the appointment of Hiba Araji as the Regional Design and Project Development Manager for the Middle East/CIS region, marking a huge milestone in the firm’s expansion strategy across the Middle East and CIS regions.
Industry sources added that Hiba brings over 19 years of extensive experience in architectural and engineering consultancy within the hospitality sector. With a robust foundation in Architectural Engineering and a Master of Science in Building Services Engineering, Hiba has honed her skills across leading hospitality and design consultancy firms, including Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, Turner & Townsend, and Bravo Hospitality Solutions.
Julien Bergue, Co-founder, and Managing Partner, Valor Hospitality Partners Middle East & CIS stated “We are delighted to welcome Hiba to the Valor Hospitality Partners family. Her extensive background and demonstrated leadership make her an invaluable asset to our team and partners. We are confident that Hiba will play pivotal role in driving growth and delivering exceptional value to our partners and stakeholders, further solidifying our position as a premier hospitality management company in the region.”
Industry sources further affirmed that Hiba’s expertise comprises of a wide array of areas including project management, tailored design solutions, value engineering, and stakeholder liaison. Hiba joins Valor from her most recent role as Technical Services – Design Manager with Bravo Hospitality Solutions, where she worked on Review technical services design for hospitality projects, study potential developments, Review of efficient operational flow, Design operational processes.
Industry sources also confirmed that the projects comprise of: Hyatt Regency Jeddah -500 keys- 5-star hotel, Marriott Abidjan -250keys – 5-star hotel, Voco Makkah -4200 keys- 5-star hotel, Maad Towers Makkah-7000 keys, Sheraton Cairo and Sheraton Montazah Alexandria.