Anna Watson Email & Phone Number

Dubai, AE

Business Bay, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Bay Avenue & Bay Square community malls operations and administration:
• Overseeing all aspects of the mall operations including: leasing, tenant relations, marketing, events, promotions, control over the retail facilities management and oversight of the building maintenance.
• Maintaing relationship with tenants and act as the focal point for all tenant requests and complaints.
• Ensuring that tenant operations are aligned with contractual requirements and mall operating policies.
• Monitoring of tenant fit-out activity to ensure completion within contractual timeframe.
• Coordinating with leasing team to ensure timely renewals, mall strategy and tenant mix requirements are met.

Dubai

• Budgeting-projection per project for year ahead, setting yearly targets.
• Preparing and implementing leasing and marketing plans and strategies so as to exploit the current market demand and generate future demand for the retail leasing business in order to achieve or exceed projected units.
• Budget Review- the actual performance against budget on regular basis to ensure that projected units and revenue target are being achieved, in case of a short fall examines the reasons and take corrective measures to.
• Obtain information on competitors pricing policy, property specifications so as to revamp the company pricing policy and strategies to effectively position the property against the competition and enhance market share.
• Preparing Progress Reports, leading Client meetings.
• Preparing Lease Documents, consulting on market practices and negotiating the commercial terms with both Tenants and Developers.

Ras Al Khaimah, UAE

• From March-April responsible for first phase opening of Mall in Tbilisi, Georgia, then relocated to RAK, UAE within the same company
• Conducting tenders for Cleaning, Security, Marketing service providers, awarding and negotiating the contracts
• Preparing for approval the annual business plan for the center, monitoring performance monthly and developing where relevant the appropriate action plans to correct variances
• Organizing the day to day management of the Center to achieve the highest levels of Mall Management in the Region
• Preparing SOW and monitor quality of refurbishments, extensions, fit out works
• Maintaining regular communications with all Tenants, issue reminders regarding Lease Agreement adherence to Mall rules

Damascus, Syria

• Facilitated regular meetings and workshops with internal team members and the consultants
• Assisted with the preparation and assessment of tender submissions and tender negotiations for all project consultants/contractors
• Managed design consultants to ensure timely and accurate information flow and submissions
• Developed, implemented and monitored project schedules and budgets
• Kept project team well informed of changes within the project
• Assisted Cost Manager in project feasibility, including communicating relevant project information which may impact project budgets

Sydney, Australia

• Monitored internal costs to ensure targets are met
• Assisted Project Manager on Procurement Strategy
• Monitored and assembly of the tender documentation and tender event schedule
• Reviewed and agreed consultants fee-proposals
• Controlled over consultants payments and budget expenditure
• Assisted in preparation / execution of consultants agreements

Moscow, Russia

• Managed all tenant mix related issues, reporting directly to Managing Director
• Developed and implemented Leasing strategy
• Lead direct negotiations with European top anchor brands
• Managed the Leasing and Incentives budget
• Negotiated the terms and execution of all Lease Agreements
• Personally controlled the all commercial and technical terms with majors

Moscow, Russia

• Liaison between JLL and Developer on all issues relating to leasing and marketing of projects
• Developed Project Budget to demonstrate leasing strategy and target cash flow to developer’s investor (Israel Building Corporation)
• Supervised leasing process and reporting to Developer on Tenant progress against time and budget targets
• Negotiated Leasing Agreement terms and conditions
• Administer terms / conditions of existing leases
• Managed Leasing budget

Moscow, Russia

• Key liaison between IKEA (as Developer) and 250 tenants
• Ensured timely submission of all design documents
• Provided technical support during lease negotiations
• Controlled Tenancy fit outs implementation in accordance with the Developer’s guidelines
• Coordinated on site sequence of sprinkler system installation works
• Managed $1M income budget for fire alarm system installations

Mba, Master Of Science( Business Administration)

Karlskrona, Sweden

Masters, English Language & Literature

Kaliningrad, Russia

Bachelor, English Teaching

Gdansk, Poland