NEOM
Sharma, Saudi Arabia
2022 to present
THE LINE
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
$500 Bil
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The Chief Operating Officer of THE LINE, a 170km long linear and net zero masterplanned vertical city of 9 million people and 750million m2 of built Real Estate. Divisions of the LINE include Al Fashah Island a 4500 Key mega resort and Landscapes of the LINE a 9500km2 regional zone with 3500 Keys.
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Committees and Boards:
NEOM Bird Risk Steering Commitee Chairman
NEOM Carbon Committee member
NEOM Technology Committee member
NEOM Facility management advisory Committee member
NEOM Facade partnership Committee member
NEOM Structural steel partnership Committee member
NEOM Vertical transportation partnership Committee member
NEOM Modular partnership Committee member
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Green Building Council of South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa
2019 to 2022
CHAIRMAN and NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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Committees and Boards:
GBCSA Board Chairman
Executive Committee Chairman (EXCO)
Remuneration Committee member (REMCOM)
Audit and Risk Committee member (ARC)
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GBCSA is the non profit organisation responsible for the certification of Green and sustainable buildings in South Africa via the Green Star rating system as well as the Southern African representative of Edge by IFC. The GBSA is the leading advisory and advisory organisation in South Africa for Sustainabilty in the Build environment including research and lobbying industry and Government .
Attacq Limited
Johannesburg, South Africa
2018 to 2022
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
$3 Bil Attacq Property Fund (South African Property REIT)
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Committees and Boards:
Attacq Board Standing Invitee
Investment Committee Invitee (IC)
Combined Assurance Forum member (CAF)
Transformation Social Environmental Committee Invitee (TSE)
Sanlam Joint Venture Board member (SJV)
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Responsible for developing over 1 300 000m2 of new Mixed used assets in the Waterfall CBD
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Responsible for developing over 1 000 000m2 of new Industrial and Logistics assets in the Waterfall Logistics Hub
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Omniyat Holdings
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2016 to 2018
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
$3 Bil OGRED Property Fund
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Responsible for developing 225 000m2 Mixed use skyscraper complex valued at over $600mil
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Complex consisted of a 64 Story Hotel ,Serviced Apartment and Residential tower and a 40 Story Commercial Tower
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Dubai International Financial Centre Authority
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2015 to 2016
VICE PRESIDENT PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
$3 Bil DIFC Property Fund
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Responsible for developing close to 100 000m2 GFA of new DIFC developed assets valued at over $220mil
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Role involved Head of Master Planning and infrastructure creating all master development schedules and design guidelines for a 2 500 000m2 precinct development
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Developing DIFC 10 year strategies for Security, Sustainability ,Smart City, IT
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Master Developer overseeing all Utility, Road and Infrastructure rollout for DIFC developed assets as well as for 3rd Party developers
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Vukile Property Fund
Johannesburg, South Africa
2014 to 2015
HEAD of PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
$1.5 Bil Vukile Property Fund (South African Property REIT)
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Responsible for managing $200 Mil of new property development work across South Africa focused on new asset classes of Hospitals, High-rise affordable residential and student accommodation.
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Co developer of 2 new 50 000m2 plus regional retail centres for the core Vukile Property Retail fund
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Converting a number of old Office buildings into Affordable residential and student accommodation buildings for the start of a residential fund
Liberty Properties
Johannesburg, South Africa
2011 to 2013
MANAGING DIRECTOR PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
$3 Bil LPP Fund (South African Property Fund)
$600 Mil SADPDF Fund (Pan African Property Fund)
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Responsible for managing $400 Mil of new development work in South Africa as Development Managers to the $3 Bil Liberty Property Portfolio.
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Development managers on a $600 Mil Pan African Property Development fund feeding a future $ 2 Bil Pan African income fund being established.
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Development Managers for a $150 Mil Nigerian Hospitality Fund rolling out 15 limited facility hotels across West Africa.
Strategic Property Development Advisor
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2009 to 2011
SELF-EMPLOYED
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Initially a Consultant then Advisor and eventually shareholder in a holding company responsible for commercialising a revolutionary new heavy engineering technology globally in the real estate and civil markets of buildings, stadiums and bridges.
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Role involved establishing a local office in Dubai (where I was the GM), helping establish North American (Phoenix) and Asia (Shanghai) manufacturing presence and advising on developing regional manufacturing partners while based out of Dubai and supporting existing group offices in Ottawa, Singapore and London.
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Was instrumental in creating high-rise and commercial property opportunities for the technology globally with some of the worlds leading architectural and engineering firms.
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Provided strategic development management consultancy on 2 major developments in Cape Town with 1 in the lower Foreshore area and the other a major urban regeneration project.
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Commissioned to produce a high-rise project assessment in the Lower Foreshore area of Cape Town for the city of Cape Town.
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Provided strategic project sustainability recommendations on a major new Cape Town landmark development project including advising on selection of consultants.
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Commissioned to write a detailed commercial assessment of the greater Foreshore precinct, which tied in with the economic impact assessment models, created by the city and support the cities Urban Development Framework (UDF).
Al Ghurair Group Development
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2008
MD PROPERTY and GENERAL MANAGER
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Head Hunted from Guidance Financial Group by Wood Hamil Ingram to be General Manager and Development Director of a start up real estate development company based in Dubai developing a substantial existing land bank.
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Designed $180 Mil worth of Mixed-use projects across Dubai in 9 months prior to the Dubai property crash of 2008.
Guidance Financial Group
Based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Head office in Paris, France
Fund located in Manama, Bahrain
2006 to 2008
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
$800 Mil MENA Sharia Hotel Fund (Middle East and North Africa Property Fund)
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2-year contract as a Non Executive Director of a 4 + 4 year $800 Mil hotel investment fund based in Manama and managed out of Paris for the roll out of a new start up 5 Star regional hotel chain across the MENA region as well as key cities in Europe and Asia. 15 Hotels were being developed simultaneously in Cairo, Dubai, Muscat, Kuwait City, Jeddah, Riyadh, Manama, Doha, Beirut, London, Geneva, Marrakech, Casablanca, Kuala Lumpur and Paris.
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Guidance Financial Group also established the Shaza brand hotel management company in a joint venture with Kempinski Hotels and developed their own properties as well as taking operator positions in others.
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Setting up of the company in Dubai as GM and establishment of all financial and legal entities.
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Role included assessing all sites, master planning, concept designs, feasibility studies, all consultant selection and managing all design activities on fund developed properties.
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Dubai Festival City
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2004 to 2006
SENIOR DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
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Senior Development Manager on a 2 year contract involved in 4 major Four Seaons projects being a Golf Course and Club House, Country Club, Resort Hotel and High Rise Hotel and Condo tower.
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Completed business case and concept design for a 60 Story residential tower
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Developed 2 international school complexes
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Sinclair Knight Merz
Sydney, Australia
2001 to 2004
SENIOR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
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3-years in Sydney doing Australian Residency as a Senior Project Development Manager for the re-development of the busiest tourist facility in Australia. Facilities included administration buildings, workshops, new Cable Car stations and cable car cabins, upgrading all Municipal access and service roads, new multi story car park and bus parking and refurbishment of the main retail building and 3 restaurants in Katoomba New South Wales. $23 Mil Katoomba Australia- Katoomba Scenic World Company. (Finalist AIPM achievement awards 2001)
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Senior Project Development Manager on the development of an increase in storage capacity system for Lyle Dam and the installation of surge control barriers using fuse gate technology. $4 Mil Lithgow Australia-Hydro Plus systems (Winner of the IEAust Engineering Excellence Award 2002 / Finalist AIPM achievement awards 2002)
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Senior Project Development Manager for the refurbishment of the Sydney aquatic centre pool complex at Olympic park Homebush Bay. $3 Mil Sydney Australia - Sydney Olympic Park Authority.
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Senior Project Development Manager for the development of 9 schools in the greater Sydney metro area. $14 Mil Sydney Australia-Sydney Anglican Schools Corporation
E C Harris International
Johannesburg, South Africa
Warsaw, Poland
1999 to 2001
PROJECT & DESIGN MANAGER
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Project Manager doing feasibility studies and concept design for the new head office and print rooms of a major Polish newspaper. $30 Mil Warsaw Poland-Gazeta Wyborcza.
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Project Manager doing feasibility studies and concept design work for green field factories and offices. $15 Mil Various Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban South Africa-Cadbury Schweppes plc.
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Design Manager for a green fields Design & Build bottling plant, PET blow moulder facility and office complex and conversion of the existing warehouse facility. $15 Mil – Johannesburg South Africa- Cadbury Schweppes plc.
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Project Manager doing feasibly and value engineering reports on a green fields factory complex. $40 Mil Wroclaw Poland- Toyota Motor Company.
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Project Manager undertaking technical due diligence reports on purchased office towers for asset management fund. $50 Mil Various Poland-WBK Banking Group.
Basil Read Building a Subsidiary of Bouygues Africa
Durban, South Africa
Empangani, South Africa
1996 to 1999
DESIGN MANAGER
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I was awarded a bursary by Basil Read as the Building Student of the year at Technikon Natal and worked for them as a Design Manager.
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Design Manager for a design and build prison for 1392 inmates. $40 Mil Empangani South Africa- Department of Public Works.
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Assistant Design Manager for a 4 building A-Grade office park. $3 Mil Durban South Africa-Anglo American Property Services.
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Assistant Design Manager for the conversion of disused factories into a mini factory park. $6 Mil Durban South Africa-Frame Textile Corporation.