Pedro Catarino will join SHA Wellness Clinic in Alicante, Spain, as director of wellness next month.

Catarino comes to SHA from the Four Seasons Resort in Mauritius at Anahita, where he has been director of spa for the past two years. With more than 20 years’ experience in the spa industry, Catarino also previously worked for Universal Resorts in the Maldives as director of spa for Kuramathi and Maafushivaru resorts.

“We are happy to have Pedro Catarino join SHA Wellness Clinic; he is a great professional with a great character and fantastic potential,” said Alfredo Bataller Pineda, CEO of SHA Wellness. “We immediately understood that we share the same values and vision – the values of humanity, hard work, excellency and devoting for delivery great experiences and hospitality.”

Opened in 2009, the SHA Wellness Clinic is a medi-spa that combines advanced medicine with Eastern treatments. It features a 4,000sq m (343,056sq ft) wellness area spread across two floors that includes a hydrotherapy circuit with two indoor swimming pools; numerous treatment rooms, medical and consultation rooms and relaxation areas, as well as Zen, Mediterranean and tropical gardens.

SHA Wellness was the Crystal Award Winner for Europe in the 2015 Wellness Travel Awards. Last year, SHA opened two mini-spas at Madrid-Barajas Airport.