Pep Lozano Appointed GM of Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal

Spanish native and hotelier, Pep Lozano, has been appointed as General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal.

In his new role, Mr. Lozano is responsible for all operations and sales, as well as guest and employee engagement, of the new 532-room waterfront hotel slated to open end 2011.

Prior to his new appointment, Mr. Lozano helmed The Ritz-Carlton, Doha in Qatar from 2009, his first foray in the Middle East, as general manager.

Mr. Lozano began his professional career in Hotel Arts in Barcelona, a Ritz-Carlton managed property, in various food and beverage roles. The experience in this department enabled his transfer to The Ritz-Carlton, Washington D.C. as the director of food and beverage in its opening phase in 2000. Mr. Lozano then returned to Hotel Arts for a series of consecutive leadership roles, culminating in his promotion to hotel manager in 2006. A year later, he was appointed general manager of Abama Golf & Spa Resort, another Ritz-Carlton managed property, in Tenerife, Spain.

A Ritz-Carlton veteran, Mr. Lozano has participated in the successful openings of various Ritz-Carlton properties around the world, namely in Wolfsburg, Germany; New York, United States; Marbella, Spain; and Penha Longa, Portugal.

He is married with three children and speaks fluent English, Spanish and French.

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