Profile

Selim El Zyr

Vice Chairman and Co-Founder
Rotana

Selim El Zyr is the Vice Chairman of Rotana Hotel Management Group (Rotana). In 1992, El Zyr co-founded Rotana, the first Middle Eastern hotel management company, and served as its President and CEO until December 2013. As Vice Chairman, El Zyr looks after the company’s strategic development and is part of the Executive Committee. His ambitious managerial direction is credited with building Rotana’s extensive portfolio of over 100 hotels across the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe, and Türkiye.