Omar Derbas Email & Phone Number

Omar Derbas is the Partner and Executive Director of Palma Development, within the Palma Holding group. He holds over 15 years of experience in Real Estate Development, Project Management and Construction Management.Omar has successfully delivered eight high rise buildings in Dubai including the prestigious "Infinity Tower". He was also in charge of flagship project, Silverene Twin Towers. He is known for his strong leadership skills, project coordination and project management. The eight projects he has managed are valued at over AED 10 billion (USD 3 billion). Formerly he spent several years in the manufacturing Industry that supplied specialized products to the construction sector.Omar also spearheads our Corporate Social Responsibility department. He is passionately involved in multiple CSR initiatives. One of his major contributions was managing the construction of two schools for the Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon in conjunction with UNRWA. The school proudly serves over 1,000 girls who are enjoying education because of this initiative.Additionally, he sponsors and delivers monthly food parcels and basic necessities to a number of underprivileged families in the northern emirates (UAE). He also tackles multiple initiatives including successful blood donation drives and collection events for natural disaster victims around the world including Pakistan, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan (to name a few).Omar is also the Partner & Board Member of Palma Investment, which is an asset management company that owns and manages "A" class retail assets and residential properties in excess of AED 360 million ($100 million).

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  American University Of Beirut

  Mechanical Engineering