Head of Asset Management
Al JASSIM GROUP
Total years of experience :11 years, 9 Months
Jan 11 to Present Al JASSIM GROUP (Doha, Qatar) Head of Asset Management
Strategic Property and Asset Management of a Real Estate portfolio consisting of commercial
offices, retail, residential and industrial properties with a combined value in excess of QAR 2 bn
Development
• Negotiated Hotel Management Agreement for the planned Hotel Missoni Doha with an estimated project value in excess of QAR 500 million
• Led the RFP process and appointment of Lead Consultant to provide Design and Project
Management services for the Hotel Missoni Doha
• Project managing developments including 10, 000 sqm of residential villas, 32, 000 sqm of mixed use and two hotel developments with a combined estimated value of QAR 1.12 bn
Asset Management
• Increased commercial office revenues by QAR 7m per annum over previous year
• Implemented a revised leasing strategy for all properties resulting in increased rental
revenues of QAR 24m over the previous year
• Established a sinking fund program over all properties to support CAPEX expenditure to differentiate the Al Jassim properties and services within the market leading to renewal
rates in excess of 80%
• Developed Management Information Systems to provide the analysis required for business
planning increasing revenues 10% year on year
Development
Negotiated Hotel Management Agreement for the planned Hotel Missoni Doha with an
estimated project value in excess of QAR 500 million
Led the RFP process and appointment of Lead Consultant to provide Design and Project
Management services for the Hotel Missoni Doha
Project managing developments including 10, 000 sqm of residential villas, 32, 000 sqm of
mixed use and two hotel developments with a combined estimated value of QAR 1.12 bn
Asset Management
Increased commercial office revenues by QAR 7m per annum over previous year
Implemented a revised leasing strategy for all properties resulting in increased rental
revenues of QAR 24m over the previous year
Established a sinking fund program over all properties to support CAPEX expenditure to
differentiate the Al Jassim properties and services within the market leading to renewal
rates in excess of 80%
Developed Management Information Systems to provide the analysis required for business
planning increasing revenues 10% year on year
Dec 06 to Aug 08 MONTAGU EVANS (London, UK) Senior Surveyor
Project and Asset Management of GBP 500 million commercial real estate portfolio of existing
office, retail and leisure assets as well as major construction projects
• Provided financial and strategic advisory services to owners and investors regarding the asset management of their investments, including the development of financial models to
analyze rent, turnover rents, lettings and voids
• Led project management teams on tenant fit-outs and property management for The O2,
Anschutz Entertainment Group's premier 1.2 million square foot London Entertainment /
Leisure destination
• Developed and managed The O2's annual service charge budget of GBP 4.9 million which
covers over 25 utility, maintenance, security, accounting, legal, municipal and other service
providers
• Managed the service charge budgets for approximately GBP 100 million portfolio of Central
London office buildings
Aug 03 to Dec 06 X-LEISURE (Part of Capital & Regional) (London, UK) Centre Manager, O2 Centre & Great North Leisure Park
Property management responsibilities for two entertainment / leisure centres with a combined
net asset value of GBP 200 million and over 8 million visitors per annum
• Led development projects to include addition of new units, space planning and new unit fit- outs representing over 60, 000 square feet
• Increased Net Asset Value 21% (GBP 27.5m) during management tenure through rent
reviews and adjusting tenant mix
• Reduced Service Charge by GBP 160, 000 representing 13% of total expenditure
• Negotiated service level agreements worth over GBP 300, 000
Jun 01 to Jul 03 Europlex Cinemas (Athens, Greece) International Operations Manager
Headhunted from the USA to manage an operations team overseeing budget controls, inventory
controls, personnel planning, team leadership and customer service with turnover of Euro 30
million+
• Headed three territories (Greece, Switzerland and Italy) with responsibility for over 300 staff
members and 12 cinema sites
• Participated in the research of new sites, negotiation of leases and development of local
operational management teams
• Created and implemented Management Information Systems (MIS), rolled out in all
territories
Mar 00 to Jun 01 LOWE'S HOME IMPROVEMENT (Columbus, OH, USA) Sales Manager
Successfully managed high volume sales department for Fortune 500 Company ($43 bn in revenue) with responsibility for training, budgeting and driving sales generating over $3.6 million
per annum
2005-2007 MSc in Corporate Real Estate Finance and Strategy Cass Business School; London UK
1991-1995 Bachelor of Science: Political Science Bridgewater College of Virginia, USA