Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa, Muscat has welcomed Philippe Renaud as its new director of sales.

A Canadian national, Renaud career in the hospitality industry spans over 15 years.

He studied at the La Salle College in Montreal and earned a Diploma degree in Hotel Management with honours, in addition to enrolling himself in various hospitality programmes and completing them throughout his professional career.

The start of Renaud’s career took off as a night manager in a city hotel in Vancouver before he discovered his passion for sales and moved to the sales and marketing department as a sales coordinator a year later. His career growth was on track, growing to a national sales manager in another property and eventually joining Shangri-La Vancouver as a senior sales manager in November 2010. In 2014, he was promoted to the position of director of business development for both the Shangri-La properties in Vancouver and Toronto before being presented with the opportunity to move to Oman at Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa, Muscat as the director of sales.

“Oman is an amazing cultural destination, and the Omanis are extremely hospitable, generous and kind. The landscape of this country is simply breathtaking; it’s safe, beautiful and ideal for families living here, we just felt at home as soon as we arrived. There are many opportunities to develop Oman as a leading destination in the world. I hope to grow and effectively create awareness to new and emerging markets and position Shangri-La Muscat, and Oman, as the number one choice for the region,” said Renaud. - TradeArabia News Service