Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
A real estate professional with over 20 years’ worth of MENA experience advising private and public sector clients on their bespoke portfolio strategies. Established a strong consulting track record while working on market shaping development projects across the region, managing large multi-dimensional teams and exceeding client return-on-investment expectations.
A real estate professional with over 20 years’ worth of MENA experience advising private and public sector clients on their bespoke portfolio strategies. Established a strong consulting track record while working on market shaping development projects across the region, managing large multi-dimensional teams and exceeding client return-on-investment expectations.
Fee earner and head of department with a primary focus on development consultancy assignments. In terms of territory, consultancy projects are focused on Saudi Arabia and Bahrain with adhoc assignments across the Middle East region adding value to clients and reducing development risk. In many cases, being involved in the development process from site identification, offering development recommendations and assessing financial feasibility through to forming a comprehensive marketing strategy and offering sales advice. Project feasibility and viability analysis includes the preparation of development appraisals with DCF, IRR and NPV analysis utilising specialist real estate software as well as bespoke Excel based models. Key Contributions: Development Consultancy Projects (Feasibility, HBU and General Advisory) Market Research Reporting (In-house, Publically Available and Bespoke Fee Earning) Business Generation Planning and Implementation Corporate Marketing Strategies (Forums, Seminars, Breakfast Meetings, Exhibitions)
Overseeing daily business operations covering Bahrain and Saudi Arabia territories including office management, administration, accounting, business generation, marketing and client liaison. As a fee earner managed the market research and development consultancy side of the business focusing on project feasibilities, highest and best uses, master plan reviews, sales and market strategies as well as portfolio advice. In addition, liaison with London residential development teams and International Capital Markets teams for regional buyer and seller referrals as well as point-of-contact for Middle East development roadshows. Key Contributions: Head of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Business Operations as well as Development Consultancy Projects Tenant Representation and Support in Formal Valuation Assignments Control of Savills Corporate Branding and Marketing in the Region Management of London Residential Sales Division in the Northern Gulf International Investment Referrals to London and General Cross Selling of the Business
Head of a real estate consultancy team operating out of Bahrain, servicing the Northern Gulf States of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait. Preparing bespoke fee paying reports, attending workshops, offering one-to-one development/market advice and giving presentations. Focused on the residential, commercial office, retail, hospitality and industrial sectors monitoring trends and providing market forecasts. Releasing publicly available market highlight reports on various sectors. Undertaking both field and desk-based research. Working on large master planned community projects as well as smaller single building developments. Managing the marketing requirements for the Bahrain office. Key Contributions: Regional Business Generation Project Feasibility and HBU Reports Market Research and Analysis with Bi-Annual Published Reports by Sector Portfolio Retention, Disposal and Acquisition Strategies Sales and Marketing Consultancy