The Trump Hotel Collection has appointed Shafi Syed as vice president of development and acquisitions for India, the Middle East, and Africa. With more than 20 years of related experience, Syed will lead expansion efforts from the brand’s new regional headquarters in Dubai.
Aiming to spearhead the brand’s expansion to 30 hotels by 2020, Syed will target developing markets in the region and cultivate relationships with investors and hotel developers. Syed brings to his position almost 25 years of experience in business development, sales, brand expansion, and hotel operations. He has also represented luxury hospitality brands throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India. 

“Dubai is uniquely located and accessible to a broad range of markets that the Trump development team has identified as high-priority for brand expansion, and Shafi is the right choice to lead our efforts there,” says Todd G. Wynne-Parry, senior vice president of global hotel development and acquisitions of the Trump Hotel Collection. “We are confident with his unique skill set and broad contact base that the best partners and projects will be identified and secured to establish a strong foothold for the brand throughout the region.” 


Most recently, Syed served as regional development director of Wyndham Exchange and Rentals in the Middle East and North Africa⎯⎯during which he led the expansion of the Wyndham brand footprint in the region. His experience also includes senior management positions at Cendant VNG and Taj Hotels, Resorts & Palaces in India.
