Millennium Place Barsha Heights has made two senior appointments, bringing Middle East hospitality experts to the hotel. Prasanth Janarthanan, joins as DOSM, while Sameera Muramudali is assistant director of F&B.
Janarthanan has been in the UAE for the last two decades, working with well-known brands including Starwood, Habtoor Hospitality and Time Hotels. One of his earliest roles dates back to 2000, working with Taj Hotels in India as a travel executive.
He went on to work with Starwood – now part of Marriott – for seven years, working as assistant reservation manager at Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort before moving up to reservation manager of the Le Meridien Dubai.
His move to Habtoor marked his shift to sales, joining as a sales manager in 2009, moving up to DOSM of Metropolitan Palace Dubai and Metropolitan Deira by 2014. He then worked for Carlton Palace Hotel and TIME Hotels.
Prasanth Janarthanan 
Sameera Muramudali
Muramudali, meanwhile, has worked with the likes of One & Only Royal Mirage Hotel as a team leader; Ramada Jumeirah Hotel as restaurant and bar manager; Warwick Hotel Dubai as outlets manager; and InterContinental Dubai Festival City as assistant F&B manager. He has also worked with Le Meridien Dubai and JW Marriott Dubai.