Hilton Appoints Mohab Ghaly as Vice President of Operations in Egypt and North Africa

By Akram Medhat

Hilton has announced the appointment of Mohab Ghaly as Vice President of Operations for Egypt and North Africa. He will be responsible for developing Hilton's regional strategy in the region and overseeing the operations of 19 operating hotels and resorts and 14 hotels and resorts under construction in Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria.

Commenting on his appointment to his new post, Mohab Ghaly said: "The wide presence of Hilton hotels and resorts in Egypt enables it to meet the needs of all guests, whatever their preferences or lifestyles. I look forward with great enthusiasm to highlighting the integrated package of benefits that the Hilton brand offers its customers, by providing a hotel experience in line with the highest quality standards, while promoting tourist destinations and the country itself among a larger number of travelers locally and globally."

Biography

Mohab Ghaly is an Egyptian-Italian national with outstanding hotel experience, having worked in the sector his whole life. He has more than 25 years of experience, including a distinguished record of achievements and successes during which he managed and oversaw all activities and operations in the hotel sector, and he witnessed the opening of 7 hotels for four Hilton brands over 11 years.

Developing corporate strategies and business development is the most successful specialty in Ghaly's experience, in addition to his outstanding and responsible performance in the executive and leadership positions he has held, during which he achieved the best results in growth, revenue, operational performance and profitability, enabling him to win Hilton Worldwide's Best General Manager award for 2010 and Hilton's Best Leader award for the Middle East and Africa region for 2015.

Ghaly began his career as a front office supervisor at Hilton Taba in 1992, then climbed the career ladder at Hilton as he moved between its hotels in Egypt, becoming front office manager, then executive assistant manager, then resident manager, until he took up the post of general manager.

In 2008, Ghaly served as Hilton's country manager in Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates, where he was responsible for the company's operations and Hilton projects there, in addition to overseeing 7 hotels. He then served as general manager of Conrad Dubai before moving to his current post in Egypt.

Hilton Worldwide

Hilton has 14 brands and operates more than 5,000 hotels and resorts, with about 166,000 employees working at the hotels the company owns or manages and at local and regional offices around the world.

The Hilton brand features a diverse portfolio of hotels and resorts, including luxury full-service hotels and hotels offering focused services, and the company is one of the best-performing and most diverse hotel companies in the world. In Egypt, it has 17 hotels and resorts across the country, especially in the tourist cities of Sharm El-Sheikh and the Red Sea.