Clement Hassid is the new general manager of Hilton Malta.

With over 25 years' experience in the hospitality and catering industry, especially in the Mediterranean region, Egyptian-born Mr Hassid has been at the helm of a number of highly successful hotels and hotel-chain operations.

With a strong background in hotel sales and marketing, for the past 20 years Mr Hassid has been general manager of some of the more prestigious hotels in the region, such as the Dan Tel Aviv, the Sheraton Jerusalem Plaza, the Sheraton Tel Aviv, the Hilton Jerusalem hotel as well as, more recently, the Hilton Izmir, Turkey.

Past chairman of the Jerusalem Hotel Association as well as the Israel Hotel Managers Association, among others, Mr Hassid has also been the recipient of a number of international awards, including the Hilton International Core Value Award in 2003.

Proficient in six languages, Mr Hassid counts innovation implementation and employee motivation as key areas of his expertise.

He is optimistic about his latest appointment and is looking very forward to his tenure as general manager of Hilton Malta: "I'm really looking forward to knowing and feeling Malta and, of course, to my Maltese lessons!"

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