Leadership
Hoteliers leading hoteliers
HAZ is led by owners and General Managers from member hotels across Unguja and Pemba, working on behalf of the whole industry.
Board and office bearers
Executive Chairman
Graham Stewart Leslie
chairman@haz.or.tzChief Executive Officer and West Chapter
Wilfred Shirima
General Manager, Zanzibar Serena Hotel
ceo@haz.or.tzVice Chairman
Nicolas König
Cluster General Manager, Meliá Zanzibar and Gran Meliá Arusha
Treasurer
Javed Jafferji
Owner, Jafferji House & Spa and Jafferji Beach Retreat
Secretary
Omar Mwarab
Owner, Zan Legal Law Chambers and Services
Chairman Emeritus
Paolo Rosso
Director, Mapenzi Beach Resort and Sandies Baobab Nungwi; Vice President, The Plan Hotel Group, Switzerland
Chapter chairs
Chairman, North Coast Chapter
Ali Kilupi
Owner, Kendwa Beach Resort
Chairman, East Coast Chapter
Andrew Smith
Owner, Blue Bay Beach Resort and Sultan Sands
Chairman, Pemba Chapter
Matthew Saus
Owner, The Manta Resort; Kwanini Foundation
Board members
Board Member and Honorary Member
Antonella Balestra
Representative in Zanzibar of Alpi Tour Italia and Neos Airlines
To reach the Board, write to the Secretariat at info@haz.or.tz.
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