Chief Executive Officer

A Dutch national, Jan Poul N. De Boer was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Qatar National Hotels Company in October 2007. Previously, he worked as Chief Executive Officer & Acting Director General of Qatar Tourism Authority where he introduced Hotel Classification to Qatar and was involved in the country's ambitious US$ 15 Billion Tourism Master Plan for the development of the country's tourism infrastructure.

After graduating from the Hotel School in the Haque, Netherlands, he held various high-profile executive positions for Hilton International, Intercontinental, Sonesta Hotels & Resorts and The Rezidor Hotel Group. Bringing in extensive experience in the hotel industry after working in the Netherlands, London, Greece, Switzerland, Dubai and New York.

Jan Poul is driven and committed to realizing the expansion plans of Qatar National Hotels Company. He is also a postgraduate from the Netherlands Institute of Marketing & Business Administration.