Karim Bizid
Chief Operating Officer
The move
MoveOberoi Hotels & Resorts → Chedi Hospitality
TitleGeneral Manager → Chief Operating Officer
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRooted in UAE★
Cross-border moveYes · Dubai → United Arab Emirates
Native languageFrench, Arabic
Years in UAE21.3
Total experience25.1 years
Chedi Hospitality headcount11-50 employees
Chedi Hospitality industryHospitality
Chedi Hospitality HQDubai
Chedi Hospitality typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Chief Operating OfficerJun 2025 — Present
Chedi Hospitality· Full-time - Regional Vice President Operation & General ManagerAug 2022 — Jun 2025Chedi Hospitality· Full-time
- General ManagerAug 2012 — Jul 2022
Oberoi Hotels & Resorts· Dubai - General ManagerNov 2009 — Aug 2012
The Meydan Hotel· Dubai
- Executive Assistant ManagerMar 2001 — Nov 2009
Jumeirah Emirates Towers· Dubai
Education
- Cornell UniversityHotel Management · Accounting and Finance2000
- EHL Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality (SSTH)Bachelor's degree · Hospitality Administration/ManagementJan 1992 — Sep 1996
Languages
- French · Native or bilingual
- English · Full professional
- Italian · Elementary
- Arabic · Native or bilingual
- German · Full professional