Friday 08 / May / 2026
Muscat: In line with its strategy and continuous vision to develop and promote Omani talents to occupy important executive positions, Kempinski Hotel Muscat is pleased to announce the appointment of Mohammed Al Harrasi as Director of Finance, with effect from 1 March 2021.
As the first Omani director of finance in Muscat and an experienced professional hotelier, Mohammed brings over 25 years of experience in hotel operations to his new role, and we are confident that he will be a valuable addition to the executive team as we continue to deliver sustained profitable growth.
Mohammed joined Kempinski Hotel Muscat as Director of Purchasing in 2017, where he has managed to understand and fully commit to every DNA value in a way that is uniquely Kempinski. He complements our strong performance-oriented culture, and his impressive reputation for execution and achieving results makes him the right choice to lead our finance team.
Mohammed was one of the highly deserving winners of the ‘Hospitality Championship 2020’ awards, in recognition of his exemplary achievements in supporting Omani Craft Industries by purchasing locally crafted items to be used at the hotel, not to mention his continuous efforts to enhance the career development of local talents in his department.
Before Kempinski Hotel Muscat, Mohammed served as Logistics Manager at the hotel Crowne Plaza Muscat. In his role, he developed new strategies to streamline processes and reduce costs, ensured that quality, quantity, customer satisfaction and financial commitments were met and performed metrics reporting and data analysis tasks to identify issues and opportunities for process improvements.
He also served as Purchasing Manager at Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa in 2015. He was responsible for all supply chain management duties, including monitoring vendors for quality, service and price through standard purchasing specifications, assessing budgets and organising storage.
Since November 2020, Mohammed has been assisting the Finance and Operational departments in monitoring, reporting and controlling the Cost of Sales at the hotel, including audit and control, financial analysis and reporting, budgeting, forecasting and so much more!
Commenting on this appointment, Carsten Wiegandt, General Manager of the hotel, said, “The appointment of Mohammed AlHarrasi confirms the keenness and commitment of the hotel management towards its vision and goal of contributing to the promotion of Omani talents. At the hotel, we are constantly working to achieve our goal of training and refining national competencies.”
Wiegand added: “We have seen a remarkable development in the professional capabilities of the Omanis at the hotel, and we are looking forward to promoting other employees with the development of their practical competencies and experience. The tourism-and-hotel sector is witnessing great growth, which increases our need for talented Omani employees, and I encourage Omanis to enter and explore this sector. Kempinski is known for its training and development programmes aimed at developing the professional capabilities of its employees. In this regard, we hope that you will join us in congratulating Mohammed on his new promotion, and we wish him all success in his new role."
On his new position at Kempinski Hotel Muscat, Mohammed said, “I am proud to hold the position of Director of Finance at Kempinski Hotel Muscat. The hotel has a prominent position in the Sultanate through the services and products it provides. Therefore, I am proud to join the management team. The hotel has given me opportunities. It is wonderful to develop my skills and experience, and this upgrade is only a translation of their confidence in me and in my ability to assume this responsibility. This position is very important, as it reflects the desire and commitment of Kempinski Hotel Muscat to recruit, train and develop Omani cadres, and I take this opportunity to thank Kempinski and Carsten Wiegandt, General Manager of the hotel, for this opportunity and their continued support for me.”
