Rene Egle tapped as Jumeirah Beach Hotel general manager

Jumeirah Group’s Jumeirah Beach Hotel has appointed Rene Egle (LinkedIn) as general manager, effective 1 April, according to a press release. Egle has nearly four decades of experience in luxury hospitality, including over 20 years at Shangri-La’s China, Indonesia, UAE, Maldives, Mauritius, Philippines, and Oman branches. He has also held leadership positions at Kempinski and Swissotel in Europe, China, and South-East Asia.

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