Our Team
Our Team
Excellence member
A seasoned group of industry experts combining global experience with deep regional insight to deliver excellence across every project.
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)
Gaurav Shivpuri
Head of Investment
- 29 years work experience.
- 22 years in the Middle East
- Key employers: Jones Lang LaSalle, Oberoi Hotels & Resorts
- Expertise: Real Estate & Hotel Investments, Fund Development & Raising
- 56 Hotel & Real Estate transactions executed
- MBA, Cornell – ESSEC
Seemab Manzoor
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
Head of Hospitality & Real Estate
- 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)
