The Ritz-Carlton, Jeddah has announced the promotion of Sameer Kulkarni to Director of Sales, Distribution & Commercial Strategy, strengthening its leadership team as the hotel continues to build on its operational, commercial and service excellence.
Over the past 18 months, Kulkarni has demonstrated strong commercial acumen alongside an exceptional ability to build and strengthen relationships across key business segments. His focus on developing partnerships with destination management companies, government groups and strategic accounts has helped further strengthen the hotel’s position within the Jeddah market. His leadership has also contributed to the hotel recording its strongest transient business performance in a fiscal year, marking an important commercial milestone for the property.
In his new role, Kulkarni will lead an integrated commercial strategy across Sales, Marketing and Revenue, bringing the three disciplines together to drive demand, optimize performance and identify new opportunities across the hotel’s key market segments.
