Raffles Dubai has announced the appointment of  Zeynep Ӧden Ağagil as director of sales & marketing.

She joins the team at Raffles Dubai from Ciragan Palace Kempinski in Istanbul, where she held the role of director of sales & marketing for the previous two years.

Prior to this, she was director of sales at Raffles Istanbul from 2013 to 2015. As part of the Executive Committee team, she played an important role in the successful hotel opening and was instrumental in setting up the sales team in the region. Zeynep began her hospitality career with The Ritz-Carlton Istanbul, joining the pre-opening team in 2001.

Commenting on the appointment, Ayman Gharib, general manager at Raffles Dubai, said: “We are delighted to welcome Zeynep to Raffles Dubai, and to see her return to the Raffles family. I am confident that her wealth of experience, strategic market insight and strong leadership skills will drive our Sales & Marketing division to achieve even greater successes.”