The Ritz-Carlton, Langkawi has appointed Ramy Khamis
as Director of Operations and
Hasan D Al Masri as Director of Food & Beverage.
has a degree in
hotel management and over 19 years of hospitality industry
experience in Egypt,
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Having started his career
as a senior front office agent at the Semiramis InterContinental
in his hometown of Cairo, Ramy eventually joined The
Ritz-Carlton Riyadh as Night Manager, moving his way steadily up the ranks until he became Assistant Director of Rooms.
After three years he was promoted to the position
of Director of Rooms, moving to
The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi Desert in 2017 to
oversee the opening of the property as Director of Rooms after it was rebranded
as a
Ritz-Carlton.
Ramy also served as the support chair and council member for the
Marriott Business Council in the UAE, and counts receiving a
Certificate of Appreciation from the White House, after the visit
of the then president to Riyadh, as one of his memorable
moments.
Hailing from Jordan, is no stranger
to Langkawi as he previously served as Assistant Director of
F&B at the St. Regis Langkawi from 2018 to 2020 and also worked
with the pre-opening team of the Aloft Langkawi Pantai Tengah.
Armed with a
diploma in hotel management, Hasan’s career began as restaurant
captain at the Jordan Valley Marriott Resort & Spa, before
stints at the Kempinski Ishtar and the Holiday Inn Resort, Dead
Sea. He returned to Marriott in 2009 at the Salalah Marriott Resort in Oman.
His first role with The
Ritz-Carlton brand was as a member of the pre-opening team for The
Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal, where he stayed on as restaurant manager for their Lebanese restaurant, Mijana.
From
there he progressed to Assistant Director of Banquets for a year,
before being promoted to the position of Director of Restaurants at The
Ritz-Carlton Jeddah and King Abdullah Convention Center, where he
stayed until 2018 before moving to Langkawi.
Hasan returns to Malaysia from his most recent
role as Assistant Director of F&B (and acting Director) at the Assila, a Luxury Collection Hotel,
Jeddah.
