Andrew Barge

Prior to his current role, Barge was the director of leisure and spa at Dead Sea Marriott, Jordan, where he led a team of 40 individuals.

Barge, who started his career as a personal fitness trainer, graduated from the Manchester Metropolitan University, UK with a bachelor's degree in exercise science. Later he moved to become a spa manager at Bailiffscourt Health Spa, UK. Post that he joined Temple Spa at Palmerston hotels, Italy as their spa operations manager. Over the years, he joined Huvafen Fushi Resort & Spa, Maldives as director of spa, where he introduced a tailor-made wellness programme that won him the Condé Nast Traveller Award for Best Spa in 2013.