Jim Moaddab

With over thirty-five years of experience in the hospitality industry covering a multitude of concepts and cuisines across the United States, United Kingdom, Africa, and Middle East, Jim Moaddab now navigates Caramel Group’s aggressive expansion strategy as CEO.

Moaddab is a seasoned operator, in both hotels and restaurants, with experience in several US states and countries. He relocated from Las Vegas to Dubai in 2009 to bring American-hospitality to DIFC with the flagship “Caramel Restaurant & Lounge”. Following Caramel’s unprecedented success, Moaddab turned his focus into coordinating the corporate entity and ultimately spearheading the company’s expansion strategy in order to provide a holistic operations tenure over a growing portfolio of dining brands.

In 2017 he lead Caramel through a merger with the Oman based Al Zaman Hospitality, galvanizing both companies into the most dynamic and fastest growing hospitality company in the United Arab Emirates. With a vision and hands on attitude to running the portfolio and Moaddab’s leadership, he has grown the company from a flagship property in Dubai to now operating seven venues with a further three in pre-opening phase.