{"id":59109,"date":"2022-10-17T19:12:45","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T16:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.indexeconomic.com\/?p=59109"},"modified":"2022-10-17T19:12:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T16:12:47","slug":"rikas-hospitality-group-reveals-major-executive-appointment-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indexeconomic.com\/?p=59109","title":{"rendered":"RIKAS Hospitality Group Reveals Major Executive Appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Dubai-based RIKAS Hospitality, the group behind some of UAE&#8217;s most iconic award-winning restaurants, has announced the appointment of Christian Gradnitzer<em>.\u00a0<\/em>Christian moved from Hilton Hotels and Resorts, where he held the position of Senior Director of F&amp;B Development, Openings and Operations for Middle East, Africa, and Turkey for six years.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Christian joins RIKAS Group with over 30 years of\nhospitality and food and beverage experience, working for some of the most\nrenowned luxury hotels in Europe, the Middle East and the United States, with\nbrands such as Dorchester Group, Jumeirah Group and Hilton Hotels and Resorts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;With Christian&#8217;s extensive leadership experience in\nthe industry and his demonstrated ability to build successful strategies, we\nare confident he will be a driving force forward and instrumental for our\naggressive expansion plans.&#8221; says Rizwan Kassim, Founder and Managing\nPartner of RIKAS Hospitality Group.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The UAE- born Group has opened La Cantine this Summer in\nMykonos, KYMA, in collaboration with St. Regis Dubai, The Palm, in addition to\nplanned openings in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Since the opening of La Cantine du Faubourg in 2015, the\ngroup has been on an upwards journey and has commendably launched multiple bespoke\nconcepts. 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