Peter French appointed general manager at Raffles Dubai

Peter French has joined Raffles Dubai as general manager. French has 40 years' international hospitality experience, having previously worked as general manager in hotels including the Carlyle in New York and Grosvenor House hotel in London. Most recently, he led the renovation and repositioning of the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, its flagship hotel. He was nominated for "Hotel Manager of the Year" by the American Hotel and Catering Institute and Virtuoso, the Association of American Travel Agents.