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Makram El Zyr

Makram El Zyr

Corporate VP of Development
Rotana Hotel Management Corporation
United Arab Emirates

Makram El Zyr is the Corporate Vice President – Development at Rotana, one of the leading hotel management companies in the region with hotels across the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe, and Türkiye. He played an instrumental role in Rotana’s rapid expansion into new geographic territoriesHe is responsible for growing the company’s portfolio of hotels and product brands, and has led well-calculated forays into strategically important markets, including Rotana’s international expansion into the United Kingdom, Georgia, Senegal, and more.Makram El Zyr holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, and a Bachelor of Science degree from École hôtelière de Lausanne, Switzerland.