Maria El Mniai Account Executive

Born and raised in Morocco, Maria El Mniai graduated with a DEUG degree (Diplôme D'études Universitaires Générales) in English linguistics and literature from USMBA University Fez, Morocco.

Maria has a strong background in hospitality, having acquired in-depth experience in the hotel industry with a specialization in guest management over a six year period with some of the world’s leading hotel brands. These included: ITT Sheraton, InterContinental and Jumeirah Beach Hotel & Resort Dubai, where she occupied the position of Guest Relations Manager.

With the launch of TECOM in October 2000, Maria was among the first event management team members that organized Dubai Internet City opening ceremony, Dubai Media City launch and later Dubai Knowledge Village opening ceremony.

During her 4 years with TECOM, Maria conceptualized and executed a number of high-profile events and had the valuable opportunity of teaming up with a number of protocol departments to organize visits of highly notable political figures including: President Jimmy Carter, Madeline Albright, and King Abdullah of Jordan, amongst others.

Maria then moved to TechPartners International in 2005, where she acted as the Partner Channels Manager. She organized and conducted road shows and other marketing activities in various countries including the development of the outbound calling process and contact database; assisted in building and maintaining successful customers and partners relationships, worked on generating additional revenue and ensured continued client satisfaction and loyalty.

With her solid experience in event management, partner relations and the hotel industry, Maria will add great value to Rawaj International’s PR activities.