Our Leaders

Board of Governors

The Board of Governors (BOG) oversees the strategic development of the EAHM brand, ensuring broad goals are set on a wider overview with a vision to place the institution alongside the best in the hospitality world.

Dr Craig Thompson

BOG Chairman, CEO, International Centre of Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality (THE-ICE)

Ellen Dubois du Bellay

Chief Human Resource Officer, Jumeirah Group

Susanne Stolte

Managing Partner and Owner DENNICK BV & Twiga Consult BV, The Netherlands

Rami Moukarzel

Co-Founder & CIO, Earth Hotels

Floor Bleeker

Group Chief Technology Officer, Accor

Anuradha Harish

Chief Commercial Officer, Dubai Holding Real Estate

Dr Frederic Bouchon

Dean, The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the academy. Develop and implement strategy, operational plans, policies and procedures to achieve the business strategy of EAHM with its Mission, Vision & Goals.

Dr Frederic Bouchon

Dean

Dina M. Bin Masoud

Director of Operations

Waqar Azeem

Director of Finance

Raluca Dumitrescu

(Acting) Director of Marketing & Enrolment

Industry Advisory Board (IAB)

The EAHM Advisory Board is compromised of representatives from a variety of related sectors to support EAHM by acting as a think tank addressing industry-relevant issues and offering advice on a variety of academic matters. The IAB has 9 industry members and 2 EAHM management representatives.

The activities of the IAB are as follows:

To establish a dialogue between the institution and the professional community.
To advise on updating curriculum in accordance with contemporary advancements and needs in the industry.
To collaborate in new programme development related to the specific regional needs.