RAHA HADJARPOUR - MANAGING DIRECTOR – MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICADubai
Raha is a senior hospitality and F&B leader with more than 20 years’ experience across the Middle East, Africa & Asia, combining an operator’s understanding of hospitality with extensive commercial and strategic expertise.
A graduate of the Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management in Dubai, Raha has held roles spanning operations, commercial, finance and people leadership with some of the region’s most respected hospitality groups, including Jumeirah, Four Seasons and Jebel Ali International Hotels.
As Managing Director – Middle East & North Africa at Tricon, Raha leads the firm’s regional business and works closely with developers, hotel operators, investors and design teams across major hospitality and mixed-use developments.
His breadth of operational and commercial experience, together with his membership of FCSI, gives him a strong understanding of what makes F&B work beyond the design itself, from the guest proposition and operating model through to commercial performance and long-term viability.