Jumeirah Group appoints new Vice President of Operations
Jumeirah Group has appointed Stephan Schüpbach as Vice President of Operations.
In the new role, Schüpbach will be responsible for overseeing the performance of Jumeirah’s owned hotels in Dubai, managed hotels in Asia Pacific, the global wellness brand Talise, and leading the pre-opening preparations for Jumeirah’s next phase of expansion in Asia. The new hotels are due to open in the coming three years in China, Indonesia and India. He will report to Jumeirah Group CEO of Operations Nicholas Clayton.
Since 2010, Schüpbach has been General Manager of Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, the Ottoman inspired resort on Palm Jumeirah. He led the pre-opening team to a successful hotel launch in March 2011 and by 2012 the property was outperforming its competitive set and consistently hitting highs in customer satisfaction ratings.
Schüpbach joined Jumeirah in 2006 as Hotel Manager at Jumeirah Emirates Towers, then as General Manager for Al Qasr and Dar Al Masyaf in Madinat Jumeirah. Before that he was Resident Manager at One & Only Maldives at Reethi Rah and worked for Ritz-Carlton as Executive Chef in Wolfsburg, Germany and San Juan, Puerto Rico. He also spent time in Colorado, USA, as part of the pre-opening team for the Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch Colorado and became Executive Assistant Manager for Food and Beverage Operations. During his earlier career, he worked at the Royal Mirage and Al Bustan Rotana in Dubai, The Regent Four Seasons in Hong Kong and a number of properties in Switzerland.
