Our Story – Claviger

WE ARE CLAVIGER

YOUR KEY TO THE Middle East

OUR STRENGTH

A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY

In March 2016, Ahmed set out and founded Claviger Middle East, an extended Sales, Marketing, PR & Event Management company serving luxury standalone, multinational hotel chains, entertainment destinations and destination tourism boards who are interested in growing their market share from the niche outbound GCC market.

Knowing that surrounding himself with a professional and experienced team was the key to success, Ahmed made it a point to find the very best and most passionate hospitality professionals in the region.

Since that March day, Ahmed has put together a team that boasts over 100 years of hospitality experience in the market. The team has built trusted relationships with key partners all over the region and have become one of the most well known and highly respected representation companies in the market.

THE FACES BEHIND THE WORK

MEET OUR TEAM

A company is an association or collection of individuals, whether natural persons, legal persons, or a mixture of both.
Company members share a common purpose and unite in order to focus.

AHMED BAKI

Founder & CEO Claviger

Starwood Regional Director for the Sales and Marketing in Middle East & Central Asia

Head of hospitality Marcom vertical Majed al Futtaim Group

Based in Dubai – UAE

DANY NAKAD

Co-Founder & Managing Partner Claviger

27 years’ experience in Hospitality Sales & Marketing

Starwood global Director of sales

Ritz – Carlton Regional Director of Sales for the Middle East, India & Turkey Markets

Managing Director -Destination of The World Middle east

Based in Dubai – UAE

MARTINA BOETTCHER

CO-FOUNDER & CMO CLAVIGER

25 years of international hospitality experience Regional Sales, Distribution, Communication and Marketing in Europe, Africa & Middle East General Manager in USA and Europe Based in California – USA

Ahmed Aly

Claviger Co-Founder & Regional Director of Sales, Africa

17 years Hospitality Sales experience
Starwood Director of Sales, Sheraton Jumeirah
Regional Director of Sales, Middle East HPN Global
Based in Cairo – Egypt

Ehab El Gammal

Claviger Regional Director of Sales, Middle East

29 years Hospitality Sales experience
Director of Business Development, Starwood
GSO Middle East
Starwood Global Account Manager, Middle East
Starwood Director of Sales & Marketing, UAE, KSA, Yemen
Based in Dubai – UAE

Mona Elbardaie

Claviger Regional Director of Digital Marketing

14 years of Marcom experience
Founder & Managing Partner, Creativito Marketing
Communications Manager at Raya Holding
Based in Cairo – Egypt

Amanda Simpson

Claviger Regional Director of Public Relations

10 years of Public Relations experience
Senior Account Director, Seven Media Dubai
Secondee, Dubai Tourism
Account Manager, Copia Dubai
Based in Dubai – UAE

Hatem Salem

Claviger Director of Sales – UAE & Oman

22 years Hospitality Sales experience
Leisure Sales Manager, Jumeirah Beach Hotel
Senior Business Development Manager, Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa
Burj Al Arab, Associate Director of Business Development
Cluster Director of Sales & Marketing, Meydan Hotels & Hospitality
Based in Dubai – UAE

Logan Oliva

Claviger Project Manager

7 years Hospitality Sales experience
Sales Manager, Jumeirah Hotels
Business Development Manager, W Hotels
Based in Arizona – USA

Ahmed Sameh

Claviger Director of Sales – Egypt

17 years Hospitality Sales experience
Fairmont Heliopolis & Fairmont Towers Hotel Cluster associate director of Sales Travel trade segment.
Based in Cairo – Egypt

Basil Hemeida

Claviger Associate Director of Sales – Egypt & Qatar

20 years Hospitality Sales experience
Associate Director of Sales Le Meridien Cairo – All Segments
Managing Partner Antal Global
Based in Cairo – Egypt

OSSAMA SHOIEB

DTCM COUNTRY MANAGER – KSA INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS

20 years Hospitality Sales Experience
Associated Senior Key Accounts Manager GCC, Gulf Reps Ltd.
Acting Director of Sales, Mubasher International Holidays
Sales Manager, Radisson Hotels Group – RHG
Based in KSA

Hafez Al Johani

Claviger Director of Sales, KSA

15 years Hospitality Sales experience
Cluster Director of Sales & Marketing, Sofitel
Deputy Director of Sales & Marketing, Movenpick Hotel City Star Jeddah
Government Sales Manager, GCC, Marriott
Based in Jeddah – KSA

Sultan Salama

Claviger Associate Director of Sales, KSA & Bahrain

6 years Hospitality Sales experience
Senior Sales Manger, Dusit Hotels & Resorts Global Sales Office
Sales Manager, Mövenpick International Sales Office
Based in Riyadh – KSA

Rifat Agha

Claviger Associate Director of Sales – Kuwait

18 years Hospitality & Travel Sales Experience
Tours Manager & Head of Concierge, Luxuria Kuwait
Tours Manager, Alfahad Travel
Tours Manager, Alnasrallah Travel
Based in Kuwait

Ramy El Khange

Claviger Director of Finance

7 years Hospitality Sales experience
Director of Finance medical Health Systems
Based in Dubai – UAE

Ahmad Zaki

Claviger Business Development Manager

18 years Hospitality Sales experience
Abercrombie & Kent Tour Leader, Egypt
Condor Tours Outbound Manager, Egypt
Based in Dubai – UAE

Ginelle Doubek

Claviger Business Development Manager

7 years Hospitality Sales Experience
Starwood Global Sales Office Specialist
Based in Zurich – Switzerland

Macy Gonzalez

Claviger Office Manager

5 Years Hospitality Sales Experience
Meydan Hotels Marketing Assistant
Based in Dubai – UAE

Harshala Sadhani

Claviger Accountant

2 years’ experience in hospitality industry
Bachelor of Business Administration, in Finance from the University of Colombo
Based in Colombo

YUAN LI

Youli Consulting Artist

Looks after all visual design work for Youli.
Yuan Li has rich experience on UI design.
Worked for many multi-national companies for their VI/UI projects.
Based in Shanghai – China

LUK LU

Youli Consulting Editor & Creatives

Looks after all content-related matter and is the chief editor of Youli’s travel media accounts.
6 years editor experience
Previously worked in an advertisement agent and a lifestyle media
Based in Shanghai- China

HELENA XU

Youli Consulting Manager, Marketing and Product Operations

Looks after operation of marketing activities, product planning and B2C customer relationship.
Previously worked in an outbound travel agent and a travel technology start-up.
Mainly looking after China Solution operation, media clipping, PR and social operation.
Based in Shanghai- China

Jacqueline Yang

Youli Consulting Director of Sales, South China

Incarge of sales and marketing operations for South China region including Hong Kong
15 years hospitality experience
Worked at several international branded hotels such as Four Points, Westin, JW Marriott
Director of Sales, he Castle Dalian, A Luxury Collection Hotel
DOSM, Grand Mecure Hotel Shenzhen
Based in Shenzhen – China

RENEE TANG

Youli Consulting Commercial Director, West and Central China

8 years hospitality experience
Oversees all the marketing-related area for Youli and look after the business development for Chengdu and Central/West China region
Director of Digital Marketing, The Ritz-Carlton, Chengdu
Online/digital marketing area at Sheraton Chengdu Lido Hotel and Sheraton Jiuzhaigou Resort
Based in Chengdou – China

JENNIFER ZHANG

Youli Consulting Director of Sales, North China

Incharge of sales and marketing operations for North China region
13 years hospitality experience
Account Director, Starwood Sales Organization
Key Account Director, Hilton GSO
Based in Beijing – China

LILY GAO

Youli Consulting Director of Sales, East China

13 years Sales & Hospitality Experience
Incharge of sales and marketing operation for East China region
Worked with Starwood Global Sales Office & Shangri-la Global Sales Office
Renaissance Hongqiao and Howard Johnson Shanghai
Based in Shanghai – China

DAISY XIA

Youli Consulting Senior Sales Manager, East China

Incharge of Corporate and MICE segment for East China region
13 years hospitality experience
Starwood Global Sales office, Corporate segment
Worked in Four Season Hotel Shanghai
Guoman Hotel, Catering and MICE sales department
Based in Shanghai – China

Li Lei

Founder Youli Consulting

11 years of Hospitality Experience
Director, Global Corporate Sales for Starwood Asia Pacific Division
Director, Starwood Sales Organization Shanghai office
Led Starwood’s biggest SSO team to drive revenue from 300 key accounts and 1,000 contacts for Starwood’s hotels around the world
Based in Shanghai – China

WE ARE CLAVIGER

OUR STRENGTH

A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY

THE FACES BEHIND THE WORK

MEET OUR TEAM

AHMED BAKI

DANY NAKAD

MARTINA BOETTCHER

Ahmed Aly

Claviger Co-Founder & Regional Director of Sales, Africa

17 years Hospitality Sales experience Starwood Director of Sales, Sheraton Jumeirah Regional Director of Sales, Middle East HPN Global Based in Cairo – Egypt

Ehab El Gammal

Claviger Regional Director of Sales, Middle East

29 years Hospitality Sales experience Director of Business Development, Starwood GSO Middle East Starwood Global Account Manager, Middle East Starwood Director of Sales & Marketing, UAE, KSA, Yemen Based in Dubai – UAE

Mona Elbardaie

Claviger Regional Director of Digital Marketing

14 years of Marcom experience Founder & Managing Partner, Creativito Marketing Communications Manager at Raya Holding Based in Cairo – Egypt

Amanda Simpson

Claviger Regional Director of Public Relations

10 years of Public Relations experience Senior Account Director, Seven Media Dubai Secondee, Dubai Tourism Account Manager, Copia Dubai Based in Dubai – UAE

Hatem Salem

Claviger Director of Sales – UAE & Oman

22 years Hospitality Sales experience Leisure Sales Manager, Jumeirah Beach Hotel Senior Business Development Manager, Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa Burj Al Arab, Associate Director of Business Development Cluster Director of Sales & Marketing, Meydan Hotels & Hospitality Based in Dubai – UAE

Logan Oliva

Claviger Project Manager

7 years Hospitality Sales experience Sales Manager, Jumeirah Hotels Business Development Manager, W Hotels Based in Arizona – USA

Ahmed Sameh

Claviger Director of Sales – Egypt

17 years Hospitality Sales experience Fairmont Heliopolis & Fairmont Towers Hotel Cluster associate director of Sales Travel trade segment. Based in Cairo – Egypt

Basil Hemeida

Claviger Associate Director of Sales – Egypt & Qatar

20 years Hospitality Sales experience Associate Director of Sales Le Meridien Cairo – All Segments Managing Partner Antal Global Based in Cairo – Egypt

OSSAMA SHOIEB

DTCM COUNTRY MANAGER – KSA INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS

20 years Hospitality Sales Experience Associated Senior Key Accounts Manager GCC, Gulf Reps Ltd. Acting Director of Sales, Mubasher International Holidays Sales Manager, Radisson Hotels Group – RHG Based in KSA

Hafez Al Johani

Claviger Director of Sales, KSA

15 years Hospitality Sales experience Cluster Director of Sales & Marketing, Sofitel Deputy Director of Sales & Marketing, Movenpick Hotel City Star Jeddah Government Sales Manager, GCC, Marriott Based in Jeddah – KSA

Sultan Salama

Claviger Associate Director of Sales, KSA & Bahrain

6 years Hospitality Sales experience Senior Sales Manger, Dusit Hotels & Resorts Global Sales Office Sales Manager, Mövenpick International Sales Office Based in Riyadh – KSA

Rifat Agha

Claviger Associate Director of Sales – Kuwait

18 years Hospitality & Travel Sales Experience Tours Manager & Head of Concierge, Luxuria Kuwait Tours Manager, Alfahad Travel Tours Manager, Alnasrallah Travel Based in Kuwait

Ramy El Khange

Claviger Director of Finance

7 years Hospitality Sales experience Director of Finance medical Health Systems Based in Dubai – UAE

Ahmad Zaki

Claviger Business Development Manager

18 years Hospitality Sales experience Abercrombie & Kent Tour Leader, Egypt Condor Tours Outbound Manager, Egypt Based in Dubai – UAE

Ginelle Doubek

Claviger Business Development Manager

7 years Hospitality Sales Experience Starwood Global Sales Office Specialist Based in Zurich – Switzerland

Macy Gonzalez

Claviger Office Manager

5 Years Hospitality Sales Experience Meydan Hotels Marketing Assistant Based in Dubai – UAE

Harshala Sadhani

Claviger Accountant

2 years’ experience in hospitality industry Bachelor of Business Administration, in Finance from the University of Colombo Based in Colombo

YUAN LI

Youli Consulting Artist

Looks after all visual design work for Youli. Yuan Li has rich experience on UI design. Worked for many multi-national companies for their VI/UI projects. Based in Shanghai – China

LUK LU

Youli Consulting Editor & Creatives

Looks after all content-related matter and is the chief editor of Youli’s travel media accounts. 6 years editor experience Previously worked in an advertisement agent and a lifestyle media Based in Shanghai- China

HELENA XU

Youli Consulting Manager, Marketing and Product Operations

Looks after operation of marketing activities, product planning and B2C customer relationship. Previously worked in an outbound travel agent and a travel technology start-up. Mainly looking after China Solution operation, media clipping, PR and social operation. Based in Shanghai- China

Jacqueline Yang

Youli Consulting Director of Sales, South China

RENEE TANG

Youli Consulting Commercial Director, West and Central China

JENNIFER ZHANG

Youli Consulting Director of Sales, North China

Incharge of sales and marketing operations for North China region 13 years hospitality experience Account Director, Starwood Sales Organization Key Account Director, Hilton GSO Based in Beijing – China

LILY GAO

Youli Consulting Director of Sales, East China

13 years Sales & Hospitality Experience Incharge of sales and marketing operation for East China region Worked with Starwood Global Sales Office & Shangri-la Global Sales Office Renaissance Hongqiao and Howard Johnson Shanghai Based in Shanghai – China

DAISY XIA

Youli Consulting Senior Sales Manager, East China

17 years Hospitality Sales experience
Starwood Director of Sales, Sheraton Jumeirah
Regional Director of Sales, Middle East HPN Global
Based in Cairo – Egypt

29 years Hospitality Sales experience
Director of Business Development, Starwood
GSO Middle East
Starwood Global Account Manager, Middle East
Starwood Director of Sales & Marketing, UAE, KSA, Yemen
Based in Dubai – UAE

14 years of Marcom experience
Founder & Managing Partner, Creativito Marketing
Communications Manager at Raya Holding
Based in Cairo – Egypt

10 years of Public Relations experience
Senior Account Director, Seven Media Dubai
Secondee, Dubai Tourism
Account Manager, Copia Dubai
Based in Dubai – UAE

22 years Hospitality Sales experience
Leisure Sales Manager, Jumeirah Beach Hotel
Senior Business Development Manager, Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa
Burj Al Arab, Associate Director of Business Development
Cluster Director of Sales & Marketing, Meydan Hotels & Hospitality
Based in Dubai – UAE

7 years Hospitality Sales experience
Sales Manager, Jumeirah Hotels
Business Development Manager, W Hotels
Based in Arizona – USA

17 years Hospitality Sales experience
Fairmont Heliopolis & Fairmont Towers Hotel Cluster associate director of Sales Travel trade segment.
Based in Cairo – Egypt

20 years Hospitality Sales experience
Associate Director of Sales Le Meridien Cairo – All Segments
Managing Partner Antal Global
Based in Cairo – Egypt

20 years Hospitality Sales Experience
Associated Senior Key Accounts Manager GCC, Gulf Reps Ltd.
Acting Director of Sales, Mubasher International Holidays
Sales Manager, Radisson Hotels Group – RHG
Based in KSA

15 years Hospitality Sales experience
Cluster Director of Sales & Marketing, Sofitel
Deputy Director of Sales & Marketing, Movenpick Hotel City Star Jeddah
Government Sales Manager, GCC, Marriott
Based in Jeddah – KSA

6 years Hospitality Sales experience
Senior Sales Manger, Dusit Hotels & Resorts Global Sales Office
Sales Manager, Mövenpick International Sales Office
Based in Riyadh – KSA

18 years Hospitality & Travel Sales Experience
Tours Manager & Head of Concierge, Luxuria Kuwait
Tours Manager, Alfahad Travel
Tours Manager, Alnasrallah Travel
Based in Kuwait

7 years Hospitality Sales experience
Director of Finance medical Health Systems
Based in Dubai – UAE

18 years Hospitality Sales experience
Abercrombie & Kent Tour Leader, Egypt
Condor Tours Outbound Manager, Egypt
Based in Dubai – UAE

7 years Hospitality Sales Experience
Starwood Global Sales Office Specialist
Based in Zurich – Switzerland

5 Years Hospitality Sales Experience
Meydan Hotels Marketing Assistant
Based in Dubai – UAE

2 years’ experience in hospitality industry
Bachelor of Business Administration, in Finance from the University of Colombo
Based in Colombo

Looks after all visual design work for Youli.
Yuan Li has rich experience on UI design.
Worked for many multi-national companies for their VI/UI projects.
Based in Shanghai – China

Looks after all content-related matter and is the chief editor of Youli’s travel media accounts.
6 years editor experience
Previously worked in an advertisement agent and a lifestyle media
Based in Shanghai- China

Looks after operation of marketing activities, product planning and B2C customer relationship.
Previously worked in an outbound travel agent and a travel technology start-up.
Mainly looking after China Solution operation, media clipping, PR and social operation.
Based in Shanghai- China

Incharge of sales and marketing operations for North China region
13 years hospitality experience
Account Director, Starwood Sales Organization
Key Account Director, Hilton GSO
Based in Beijing – China

13 years Sales & Hospitality Experience
Incharge of sales and marketing operation for East China region
Worked with Starwood Global Sales Office & Shangri-la Global Sales Office
Renaissance Hongqiao and Howard Johnson Shanghai
Based in Shanghai – China

Incharge of Corporate and MICE segment for East China region
13 years hospitality experience
Starwood Global Sales office, Corporate segment
Worked in Four Season Hotel Shanghai
Guoman Hotel, Catering and MICE sales department
Based in Shanghai – China