
People
The people shaping travel and tourism in the Maldives — voices, leaders and industry profiles from across the trade.


Abdul Waheed — Sous Chef at Kuda Villingili Resort

Abdulla Latheef

Abdulla Wisam – Director of Rooms at COMO Cocoa Island

Abdullah Rasheed

Afaag Ibrahim
Assistant Director of Sales & Marketing at The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands

Ahmed Anwar – Head of HR Cum learning & Development Manager at Adaaran Select Meedhupparu and Adaaran Prestige Water Villas

Ahmed Azmee – Captain and Assistant Manager, Technical Operations at Trans Maldivian Airways

Ahmed Naseem (Beyya)
Resort Manager at Avani+ Fares Maldives Resort

Ahmed Naufal
Group Director of Business Development for Sun Siyam Resorts

Ahmed Naveen – Head of Central Reservations At Aitken Spence Hotels & Resorts Maldives

Ahmed Saeed (Syday)

Ahmed Shaheen

AHMED SHIYAZ

Ahmed Siaar – General Manager at Fushifaru Maldives

AHMED THAAIF
Director of Sales & Marketing at Avani+ Fares Maldives

Ahmed Zahir – General Manager of Angsana Velavaru

Ahmed Zahir – Hotel Manager at Angsana Velavaru

Aishath Alaa Abdul Hannan – Deputy Manager of Corporate Strategy and Business Development at Trans Maldivian Airways

AISHATH SHIRAN – ASSISTANT SALES MANAGER AT UNIVERSAL RESORTS

Ali Rasheed Adam

Alia Korshykova
Assistant Director of Sales & Marketing of The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands

AMARA SHAFEEQ – MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER AT SHERATON MALDIVES FULL MOON RESORT & SPA

Aminath Abdul Rasheed – Chef de Partie at JW Marriot Maldives Resort & Spa

Aminath Shaly – Human Resources Director at Oaga Art Resort

Anand Modak – Executive Chef of NOOE Maldives Kunaavashi

Andre Kretschmann – General Manager of Kuda Villingili Resort Maldives

Andrea Montuori – Executive Chef at Kuda Villingili Resort Maldives

Andrea Vannucci – General Manager at Sporting Vacanze

Andrew Ashmore

Arjay Abelador
Sales & Marketing Manager Of Makunudu Island

Bandula Thilakarathne
Resort Manager at Joy Island Maldives

Brad Calder

Bradley Calder

Chaminda Samaranayake

Chef Mohamed Adil – Executive Sous Chef at Fairmont Maldives, Sirru Fen Fushi

Chef Sean Derrick Walles
Executive Chef at Amilla Maldives

Chitra Randhawa | Senior Regional Director of Sales, Asia Pacific at IDeaS

Claudia Klingbeil
Group Director of PR & Communications of Sun Siyam Resorts

Daniel Diosi

Daphne Sim

Deepak Booneady
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sun Siyam Resorts

Deepmala Huli – Revenue & Reservation Manager at NOOE Maldives Kunaavashi

Desislav Gospodinov
Group Director of Sales & Marketing at Lily Hotels

Deveeka Nijhawan – Cluster Director of Marketing Communications and Public Relations, Anantara Resorts Maldives

Dorothy Bahati – Director of Operations at Sun Siyam Iru Fushi

Dr Rahul Krishnan – Spa Manager at Sun Siyam Iru Fushi

Dr. Abdulla Mausoom

Dr. Abdulla Mausoom – Minister of Tourism

DURAYALE GEDARA KARUNAWANSA

Dwi Kumalasari
Director of Sales & Marketing at Alila Kothaifaru Maldives

Eddie Teh – General Manager at Soneva Fushi

Elena Ribakova – Marketing and Communications Manager at Dusit Thani Maldives

Falaaz Ismail
Assistant Vice President , Sales & Marketing at THE OZEN COLLECTION

FATHIMATH BISHAARA MOHAMED – WHATEVER WHENEVER AGENT AT W MALDIVES

Fathimath Maya

Fathimath Shaazleen – Resort Manager at Naladhu Private Island

Fathmath Yashfa Hassan – Director of Retail at CROSSROADS Maldives

Federico Tidu – Executive Chef at COMO Cocoa Island

Gautam Bhandari – Senior Vice President, Hotel Development & Operations at Marriott International

Giovanni Sibilla – Dive Manager at NAKAI Alimathà Resort

Hanny Wahyuni – Market Director, Marketing and Communications for Marriott Bonvoy – Maldives Resorts

Hari Ganapathy – Co-founder of Pickyourtrail

HAWWA NASRA – FIRST OFFICER AT TRANS MALDIVIAN AIRWAYS

Hery Kuswoyo – General Manager at Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru and Dhawa Ihuru

IBAD ABDULLA – RESORT MANAGER AT FURAVERI MALDIVES

Ibrahim Asim (IB)

Ibrahim Mirnan Maniu

Ibrahim Shareef – Group Director of Sales & Marketing at Furaveri Maldives

IDA AYU NYOMAN WIDIAPTINI – DIRECTOR OF SPA AT CONRAD MALDIVES RANGALI ISLAND

Idu Ribeiro – General Manager at W Maldives

Imroz Uddin – Group Director of Sales and Marketing at Lily Hotels

Irshaad Mohideen
Assistant Vice President, Revenue at Atmosphere Core

Iujaz Zuhair – Resort Manager at Villa Nautica

Iyufa Amir – Assistant Manager, Talent Acquisition at Soneva Resorts (Maldives)

Jenna Gangmei
Cluster Director of Sales and Marketing of Barceló Whale Lagoon Maldives

Jenna Gangmei – Director of Sales and Marketing at Barceló Whale Lagoon Maldives

Jesper Soerensen – General Manager at SO/ Maldives

Jesus Perez Bustamante

John Bevan
CEO of dnata Travel Group

John D. Bendtsen – Area General Manager, Accor Hotels Maldives

Jonas Amstad

José María Graven Maldonado – Sales Manager at Hotel Riu Palace Maldivas

Judy Ong – Senior Director of Sales & Marketing at Angsana Velavaru

Junaid Ahmed – Front Office Manager at Grand Park Kodhipparu, Maldives

Jurgen Ortelee – APAC Managing Director at IDeaS Revenue Solutions

Khadeeja Sana
Director of PR & Marketing at Villa Resorts

Khumar Askerova – Director of Sales and Marketing, Indian Ocean of JA Hotels & Resorts

Kristoffer Ace Reynes – Senior Executive Sous Chef at Sun Siyam Iru Fushi

Laurent Driole
General Manager at Lily Beach Resort & Spa

MALDIVIANS WORKING ABROAD – AHMED ASHFAQ

Maldivians Working Abroad – Ahmed Nasheed

Maldivians Working Abroad – Ali Nihad

Maldivians Working Abroad – Mohamed Nizau

MALDIVIANS WORKING ABROAD – ZAINAB HUSSAIN SHIHAB

MALDIVIANS WORKING ABROAD – AHMED LATHEEF

Maldivians Working Abroad: Mohamed Iujaz – Front Office Manager at Hilton Seychelles Labriz Resort & Spa

Maldivians Working Abroad: Rizan Afeef

MARI SHAREEF – RESORT MANAGER AT SUMMER ISLAND MALDIVES

Mario Piazza

Mariya Shareef

Mariyam Shafiyya Steinhilber – Director of Sales of JEN Maldives, Malé by Shangri-La

Marteyne Van Well

Martin Cahill – Group Culinary Director of Coco Collection

Maryam Yania – Senior First Officer at Trans Maldivian Airways

Mauroof Mohamed – Director of Human Resources at Dusit Thani Maldives

Mei P. Pun – General Manager at Atmosphere Kanifushi Maldives

Michael Wieser
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lily Hotels

Mimi Jacob

Mohamed Azmeel
Cluster Director of Sales at Villa Resorts

Mohamed Jinan
Resort Manager at Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu

Mohamed Mahdy – Assistant Vice President, Administration at Aitken Spence Hotels & Resort Maldives

Mohamed Mirsaad

Mohamed Mizaan Saeed – Sales Manager at Fushifaru Maldives

Mohamed Nafiu – Director of Human Resources at Amilla Maldives

Mohamed Nihad (Nihao) – Chief Happiness Officer at Siyam World

Mohamed Nihaj

Mohamed Rasheed – Head of Finance, Heritance Aarah

Mohamed Shamaan Waheed – The Controller General of Immigration

Mohamed Shuhail – Director of Human Resources at Brennia Kottefaru

Mohamed Sobir – Resort Manager at Le Meridien Maldives Resort & Spa

Mohamed Sobir (Sobe)
Resort Manager of Coco Bodu Hithi

Mohamed Solah

Mohamed Thasleem
Founder & CEO at Exciting Maldives

Mohammed Ali – Director of Operations at Sun Siyam Olhuveli

Mohammed Shihab
Director of Commercial for Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts in the Maldives

Moosa Shiyam – Director of Operations at AAA Hotels & Resorts

Nabeel Abdulla

Nadin Stevens – Assistant Sales & Marketing Manager at Cora Cora Maldives

Narelle McDougall

Narmeen Mohamed
Director of Marketing at Atmosphere Core

Naushad Ahmed – Assistant Director of Sales at Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort & Spa

Naziya Hassan – Senior Sales Manager at Alila Kothaifaru Maldives

Nina Nizar- Director of Sales & Marketing at Sun Siyam Travels

Nirodha Perdeep Kumara
Executive Chef of Makunudu Island

Olivier Moies-Delval
General Manager at SO/ Maldives

One of the Female Dive Masters in Maldives – Suha Shafiu

Owen Ealden

Parana Vithanage Nishantha – Executive Chef and Emiliano Di Stefano – Executive Sous Chef at Baglioni Resort Maldives

Patrick de Staercke

Patrick Hoffmann – Resident Manager, Heritance Aarah

Patrick Krebs – Executive Assistant Manager at You & Me Maldives

Paulina Siudym

Peter Gremes

Pravin Kumar

Raffaele Solferino

Raffaele Solferino – General Manager, Grand Park Kodhipparu

Raffaele Solferino – General Manager at Grand Park Kodhipparu, Maldives

RAINER STEINHILBER – GENERAL MANAGER AT AMARI RAAYA MALDIVES

Rakitha Jayawardena – Resort Manager at Mercure Maldives Kooddoo

Ramsay Perera

Regina Rudakova
Owner and General Manager at COATI Global Sales Agency

Riaan Sinclair Drever

Rico Haus

Rifaath Saeed – Founder of Neon IQ Hospitality Consultants

Rivero Delgado – Area Vice President: Singapore, Malaysia and the Maldives for Marriott International

Ronalaine Fernandez Sato – MarCom and PR Manager at Angsana Velavaru

Roshan Jain – Founder, Sales & Marketing Director at Tatabye Tours

Scott Bowen

Shady Morgan – Head of Sales at NOOE Maldives Kunaavashi

Shafraz Fazley – Founder of Viluxur Holidays

SHAHZA ALI – PILOT AT MALDIVIAN

Shirmeen Ibrahim – Hotel Manager at Maagiri Hotel

Siraj Ali Waseem
General Manager at Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu

Sorin Stoica – Chief Executive Officer of Eturia Group

Steve Ng – Group General Manager at Maldives Inflight Catering, Hulhule Island Hotel and Madifushi Private Island

Suresh Dissanayake – Assistant Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Adaaran Resorts and Heritance Aarah

Suzeena Ahmed – Event Manager at Kurumba Maldives

Tero Taskila – Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of Beond

Thaaif Ahmed – Director of Sales at Anantara Dhigu Resort, Anantara Veli Resort & Naladhu Private Island Maldives

Thomas Boeringer – Resort Manager, Naladhu Private Island

Thomas Weber – General Manager at Alila Kothaifaru Maldives

Tolga Unan – CEO and Founder of Unan Hospitality

Tolga Unan – Managing Director of CROSSROADS Maldives

Upul Gedarakumbura – General Manager of Heritance Aarah

Usmaan Ibrahim – Executive Housekeeper at Barceló Whale Lagoon Maldives

Vaibhav Garg

Vaibhav Garg

Vishen Mootoo – Commercial Director at Cora Cora Maldives

Vittoriano Ummarino – Resort Manager at Reethi Faru Resort







