Tony Williams is Vice-President - Resorts and Projects
of the Emirates Group.
He joined Emirates in 1996 as Project Manager for the development
of the Al Maha Desert Resort, the conservation-based luxury
resort in Dubai. Successfully designed and launched in 1999,
Al Maha continues to be managed by Tony, winning numerous
international awards as a luxury tourism destination, and
for its pioneering efforts in conservation. Tony is responsible
for the overall management of Emirates' Resorts & Project
Development Projects world-wide, including developments
in the Seychelles, the Wolgan Valley Resort in the Blue
Mountains in Sydney Australia, and the management of hotels
and luxury serviced apartments in Dubai.
Tony was promoted to the position of Vice-President - Resorts
and Projects, a direct result of his efforts, and is acknowledged
for his contribution to conservation on behalf of the Dubai
Government and the Emirates Group.
He is the General Secretary of the Dubai Conservation Board,
and this capacity reports to His Highness Sheikh Ahmend
bin Saeed Al Maktoum. The Board was founded on the basis
of his proposals to Government which today sees the largest
and most secure national park in the M.E. the Dubai Desert
Conservation Reserve, covering 5% of Dubai's total land
area. He is responsible for the operations of this reserve
on behalf of government.
Prior to joining Emirates, Tony was involved with the tourism
and safari industry in South and Southern Africa, working
with some of its most prestigious game lodges and wildlife
reserves. He has been actively involved with the development
of responsible tourism for the past 15 years. He holds a
Bachelor of Science (HDE), specialising in Ecological Management,
from the University of Natal, South Africa.
