Esra Parin

Park Hyatt Doha has appointed Esra Parin as its new general manager.

Parin's appointment signifies a new era for Park Hyatt Doha, as she becomes the first female general manager of the property.

Her appointment is a pivotal step forward for Hyatt's Women@Hyatt program, fostering empowerment and representation of female leaders in the hospitality industry, the hotel says.

Parin brings in over two decades of experience in luxury travel to his new role. Prior to joining Hyatt, she held key leadership positions across several hotel brands in the Middle East and Europe, such as Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, The Ritz-Carlton, and W hotels in Qatar, Turkey, UAE, Jordan, and Greece. A seasoned hotelier, her career path includes several pre-opening projects and key openings, project management, operational excellence, building strategic alliances, business development, revenue management, and brand positioning.

As an accomplished and forward-thinking leader in the luxury hospitality sector, Parin has achieved successful results for award-winning hotels across a variety of high-end brands. Under her leadership, the properties garnered multiple prestigious accolades including highly recognised industry awards like Conde Nast Traveler, BBC and Timeout.

A global citizen from Turkey, Parin is a bilingual Turkish National and holds a bachelor degree in hotel management and business administration from Marmara University in Istanbul.