Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates, a five-star hotel in Dubai, UAE, has promoted Gabriele D’Amore to food and beverage manager.

Starting his career as a waiter in his home country, Italy, D’Amore advanced to more senior roles over a period of seven year. He moved abroad in 1999, where he spent the next 12 years gaining international experience as a restaurant manager in the UK, USA, Greece, Italy and France, with the acclaimed Alain Ducasse and other Michelin-starred restaurants.

In 2011, Gabriele was appointed assistant food and beverage director with the Shangri-La Group in Hong Kong, before moving to Dubai with Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates in 2014 as assistant food and beverage manager. – TradeArabia News Service