PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS— Veteran hospitality executive George Markantonis has been named CEO of Kerzner International Limited’s planned destination resort and water theme park Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai. Markantonis— who will join the company in March as part of the executive team reporting to the company’s CEO Butch Kerzner— was most recently senior vp, hotel operations for Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, the flagship hotel casino of Caesar’s Entertainment. Prior to joining Caesars Palace, Markatonis worked for Westin Hotels and Resorts for 16 years in South Africa, Canada, and the United States. The first phase of Atlantis, The Palm is an estimated $650 million development project that is expected to include a 1,000 room luxury hotel and water-theme park on 1 1/2 acres of newly developed beachfront.