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12 - 14 May 2025
Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah, Riyadh
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Zekirija Elezi
General Manager, Hospitality Operations
Olayan Financing Company
Dynamic and hands on professional in managing Hotels operations / revenue expansion and Hotel conversions. Strong business acumen with excellence in establishing and executing a wide range of strategies to establish a market presence and optimize profitability.
Zekirija Elezi is the General Manager, Hospitality Operations at Olayan Financing Company managing a diverse Hospitality portfolio including the growth strategy of the group in MENA.
During his tenure with DUR Hospitality, he managed the operations of a diverse portfolio of brands that includes Marriott, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and Makarem include overseeing multiple hotel openings and rebranding projects.
Prior to that, Zekirija was with IHG - InterContinental Hotels Group for 10 years holding various executive management roles in different Hotel brands while in Qatar and Kuwait. During his last role with IHG, he was also responsible to drive Guest Experience, Quality & Continuous Improvement for IHG hotels in Qatar where he successfully led diverse and multicultural teams in pursuit of excellence.
His career started in his early age back in his hometown, North Macedonia in the field of Sales and Marketing in the year 2000. The Hospitality industry for Zekirija is a passion and not a job.