RENAISSANCE DUBAI HOTEL’s NEW DIRECTOR OF SALES AND MARKETING

Iyad will be leading the sales, events, reservations and events booking centre team to propel the hotel to greater heights through the execution of the hotel’s strategic and integrated sales, marketing, public relations and advertising plans. He has a proven track record in growing room revenue as well as developing key corporate accounts, MICE and Destination Management Companies (DMCs) accounts.

Zakaria has over 11 years of strong sales and banquet experience starting his career in Grand Hyatt Amman in Banquets. He joined Marriott as a Senior Sales Manager in Doha Marriott in 2004 and from 2007-2009 was Director of Sales of JW Marriott Dubai where he led his team to win the Best Sales and Marketing team in the Middle East and Africa in 2008.  He has also won Marriott Chairman’s Circle Achiever in 2005.

# # #

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE: MAR is a leading lodging company with more than 3,100 lodging properties in the United States and 66 other countries and territories. Marriott International operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott, JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, Town Place Suites, Fairfield Inn, Springhill Suites and Bulgari brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club , Horizons by Marriott Vacation Club , The Ritz-Carlton Club and Grand Residences by Marriott brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments ; provides furnished corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; and operates conference centers. The company is headquartered in Bethesda, Md., and had approximately 151,000 employees at 2007 year-end. It is ranked as the lodging industry's most admired company and one of the best companies to work for by FORTUNE ® , , and has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the 2007 Sustained Excellence Award and Partner of the Year since 2004. In fiscal year 2007, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $13 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at www.marriott.com.

RENAISSANCE HOTELS & RESORTS is an upscale brand providing full-service accommodations with local flair to discriminating business and leisure travelers at more than 140 properties in 28 countries.  The brand’s presence is strong in the U.S. and worldwide, with approximately half of its properties in North America and half throughout Europe, South America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Asia.

Visit Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR)  for company information.