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Kent Cooper
has undertaken a new role at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts as Regional Director, Sales and Marketing, Middle East & Africa.
In this role Kent will be responsible for strategically overseeing sales
and marketing efforts for the region, and supporting the company’s
developmental strategies in the region.
Kent will continue to be based in Dubai, where he has been Director of Sales and Marketing for Fairmont’s flagship international property,
The
Fairmont Dubai. Kent will report to both Michael Kaile, Vice President & General Manager, The Fairmont Dubai and Area Director, Kenya, and
Heather McCrory, Vice President Sales and Distribution.
Kent’s career in hospitality has spanned 13 years and included sales roles with Hyatt Hotel Corporation and Hilton Hotels Corporation. In 1999,
Kent was appointed to the position of Director of Group Sales at The Plaza. A key member of the pre-opening team, he joined The Fairmont Dubai in
summer 2001 as Director of Sales, and was promoted to his current role in October 2003.
"Kent has played a key role in establishing the Fairmont brand in an extremely competitive market," said Michael
Kaile. "In his new position, Kent will
expand his focus to include Fairmont’s up and coming properties such as Palm Island, Abu Dhabi, and Cairo."
Kent serves on the board of the Dubai chapter of The Mission to Seafarers, an organisation that provides humanitarian assistance to seafarers
around the world, and is a member of SKAL International. He lives in Dubai with his wife Barbara and their two children, Maxwell, three, and
MacKenzie, four months.
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