Rotana Hotels has appointed a new corporate director of F&B to supercharge the home-grown brand’s food and beverage presence. Miguel Silva has been selected for the role, of an Fn’B expert previously posted at Grosvenor House Dubai.

In his new role, Silva will work across some 112 hotels, developing new restaurant concepts while also maintaining existing Fn’B footprints.

Commenting on the announcement, Jarrett Beaulieu, corporate vice president of food & beverage of Rotana, said: “Silva’s appointment represents our continued efforts to provide our guests with memorable experiences across our F&B venues. His extensive experience in the food & beverage industry will bring about even more diverse offerings, exciting companywide promotions and a fresh approach to team training and service delivery.”

Silva added: “I am excited to join Rotana – a brand renowned for its extensive and superlative F&B portfolio. With over 200 unique venues, Rotana has proved to be a leader in the F&B industry with many restaurants conceptualized and created by the group itself and I look forward to working on new concepts and projects continuing the brand’s promise of delivering outstanding service.”

Silva brings close to 20 years of experience to the position. Between 2021 and 2022 he was at Grosvenor House Dubai as director of F&B, working at Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah in the same position before that.

From 2015 to 2018, he was also operations manager of Grosvenor House Dubai and an F&B manager within Merlin Entertainments in 2015. Here, he was responsible for F&B within Legoland Hotel.