Garfield Jones named Chief Executive of Gulf Hotels Group

Manama : Chairman Farouk Almoayyed and members of the Board of Directors - Gulf Hotels Group has promoted Garfield Jones as the Chief Executive Officer of the group.

Chairman Farouk Almoayyed said: “This decision is in recognition of Garfield’s hard work and continued efforts to develop the Group’s business. Garfield is a seasoned hotelier. He has a thorough understanding of our objectives and has worked hard towards achieving them during his work with the Group in the past 21 years.”

Garfield Jones has more than 31 years’ experience in the hotel industry where he held leading positions in the most prestigious and top hotels in the UK, Africa and the Middle East. He joined the company in 1995 and held various posts in the Gulf Hotel. He was transferred to the corporate office as Director of Operations in 2002 and moving on to become Deputy Chief Executive Offers in 2007.

He played a key role in contributing to Gulf Hotels’ revenue growth and expansion over the past 21 years and was instrumental in overseeing and launching a variety of development and refurbishment projects.