About us
who WE ARE
Shaping the Future of Hospitality
Perfetti Hospitality is a premium hospitality and tourism advisory firm providing end-to-end solutions for hotels, resorts, and branded residences across the GCC. With offices in Dubai and Riyadh and actively operating across Saudi Arabia and the wider MENA region, we partner with investors, developers, and operators to unlock value at every stage of the hospitality lifecycle — from concept and feasibility to operations, branding, repositioning, and scale-up.
We collaborate with global brands, visionary investors, and leading institutions to develop hospitality assets that respond to local context, regional demand, and international standards — delivering distinctive, commercially sound, and future-ready guest experiences.
Our Team
Leadership Team
At Perfetti Hospitality, our strength lies in our people — a distinguished team of industry veterans and subject-matter specialists with decades of experience across hospitality, tourism, real estate development, asset management, deal structuring, fund raising, and turnkey project delivery.
Gaurav Shivpuri
Senior Advisor
- 25+ years of investment banking and finance experience (NYC & MENA)
- Advised on M&A, IPOs, debt financings, and private equity placements
- 16+ years of corporate finance transaction experience in Saudi Arabia
- Held senior roles at Bear Stearns, JP Morgan, Jefferies Group, and … (text cut off in image)
Sameh Gomaa
Head of Development
- 27 years work experience
- 20 years in the Middle East
- Key employers: Public Investment Fund, Al Rajhi Investment
- Expertise: Hotel Design & Development, Project & Construction Management
- 27 Hotels & Real Estate projects designed & developed
- MBA, Swiss Business School
Turab Saleem
Chief Executive Officer
- 25 years work experience
- 23 years in the Middle East
- Key employers: KnightFrank, Al Rajhi Investments, InterContinental Hotels Group
- Specialisations: Hotel Management, Hotel Development, Hotel Asset Management
- 75 hotels developed, opened and managed
- Masters, New York University
Mohammed Itani
Head of Residential Sales & Marketing
- 25 years work experience
- 20 years in the Middle East
- Key employers: Keller Williams, Knight Frank
- Expertise: Real Estate, Mixed Use Marketing & Sales
- Top 50 Urban Planning Creator in KSA – Ranked 7th
- 35 projects completed in the region
- MBA – London Business School (LBS)
