Dusit International has appointed Prateek Kumar as regional vice president – Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), responsible for strengthening the company’s operations and supporting development efforts in the region.
For the past two years Kumar was area general manager heading Dusit’s operations in Dubai. In his new role, he will continue to serve as general manager of Dusit Thani Dubai while also linking with the company’s head office in Bangkok to supervise operating and pre-opening properties in EMEA.
Kumar’s appointment is part of Dusit International’s strategy expand in the EMEA region and balance its hotel portfolio by having half of its operations outside of Thailand by 2022, according to Lim Boon Kwee, COO of Dusit International.
Within the GCC region, Dusit International already operates five hotels, with another five confirmed in the pipeline. The Thai hospitality company earlier this month announced the launch of the 195-key dusitD2 Seef Bahrain, which is scheduled to open in the capital city of Manama next year to mark its first hotel in the country.
