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Chief Executive Officer​​

Fariborz (Fred) Vessali

A B.E in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Technology – Sydney, a MEngSc in Industrial Engineering from the University of New South Wales – Sydney, and an MBA in Operation and Finance from the University of Technology – Sydney.

He also brings with him a wealth of over 30 years of international experience working at several organizations in GCC and Australia. Presently, Mr. Fred Vessali serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Oman Hotels and Tourism Company SAOC.

Group Financial Controller

Pathmarajah Pillai

A Fellow Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (FCA). He brings with him a wealth of over 23 years of experience in the hospitality industry, having worked with various International Hotel chains (Four Seasons Hotels, Le Meridien Hotels, Anantara Hotels, etc.) in several popular tourism destinations. He completed his articles training with KPMG Sri Lanka.

Group HR & Admin Manager

Yousuf Haji. M. Ali Al Balushi

Is a multilingual professional with over 20 years of experience in the business industry. He graduated from Arab Open University with honors in Business Administration with Management. Also, he acquired his Master in Business Administration MBA from Mazoon College- Affiliated with Missouri University of Science And Technology.

He thrives to be one of the best in the HR field, thus has many certificates in the Human Resource department that he acquired through professional courses.