Strong track record as Property Development and Investment professional spanning 24 years, including 15 years in Southern Africa and 10 years in MENA, Levant and Sri Lanka. Successfully sourced property development and investment opportunities and led cross-functional, cross-cultural teams to implement property schemes from U$45Million to U$2.5Billion. Unique skill set with developmental, technical and project delivery experience. Deep understanding of the full property delivery cycle from feasibility and project finance, through property acquisition, best use, feasibility, marketing, project design and construction, to asset optimization and redevelopment. Proven ability to deliver the Unique Selling Proposition for end users, whilst maintaining focus on the ROI and enduring legacy for developers and operators in the delivery of complex projects within challenging budget, time and quality constraints. Experience in mixed use schemes, residential estates (including golf and game (wildlife) estates) and leading teams in delivering 5-Star branded hotels in Sri Lanka, Lebanon and Egypt.Focused on Turning Vision into Reality:•Sourcing and acquiring prime development land.•Conducting viability and feasibility studies, due diligence studies, highest and best use studies.•Financial structuring.•Proven Design and Contract Management skills•Strong Project Management experienceAs a real estate subject matter expert, and in particular, large scale mixed-use developments, I am able to comprehend and implement the bigger picture, including the transition from Development to Estate Management phase. This is something that many do not realise the importance of and leave until the end of the project. This approach inevitably leads to high service fees and development teams scrambling to make sense of these costs at the end of the project. I have rthe opposite view, and build Estate Management into my thinking from inception.
Listed skills include Management, Project Management, Leadership, Feasibility Studies, and 10 others.
