Selina Hospitality PLC announced recent updates to its executive leadership team. Gadi Hassin has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer (?COO?), where he oversees the operational, commercial and financial performance of Selina?s hotel portfolio. Mr. Hassin joined Selina in 2020 as Managing Partner of the APAC region where he was responsible for significant regional expansion and operational excellence.

As COO, Mr. Hassin will leverage his 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry across 4 continents and 7 countries, including time at Hyatt Hotels Corporation, The Ritz Carlton, and the Ovolo Group. Rafael del Castillo has been appointed as Selina?s first Chief Revenue Officer (?CRO?), where he will be responsible for driving increased revenue performance at Selina?s hotel portfolio. His top two priorities will be to continue the traction to optimize occupancy levels and to grow the food and beverage business.

Prior to Selina, Mr. del Castillo held leadership positions at a number of leisure and lodging companies, including managing marketing, sales, and product development at Valentin Hotel Group, overseeing the hotel product team across Latin America at Expedia Group, and leading market strategy for Marriott International Inc. in Mexico. Emilo Gracia was appointed as Chief People Officer of Selina. Mr. Gracia will oversee Selina?s more than 2,000 employee-base, training programs, compensation and benefits, and recruiting of corporate and hotel level roles.

Prior to Selina, Mr. Gracia served as VP of Culture & Human Resources at the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), where he played a pivotal role in developing strong leadership and coaching cultures in alignment with business objectives. Prior to his role at WTTC, Mr. Gracia held key international leadership positions at renowned organizations such as Michael Kors, Christian Louboutin and Value Retail, where he spearheaded strategic global HR initiatives and talent management programs to support business growth. In addition to welcoming new leadership team members, the company extends its sincere due to Lena Katz, former Chief Technology Officer, and Sam Khazary, former Executive Vice President and Global Head of Corporate Development, for their valuable contributions to company.

Their leadership and dedication were instrumental to company's initial growth and development.