Dr. Olivier Harnisch

Career arc

1. Chairman of the Advisory Board2023 — 2024

   Afyaa Holding· Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
2. Hospitality Strategy Advisor (Permanent)Nov 2022 — Present

   Erth | إرث· Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
3. Member of the Board of Directors2022 — Present

   RAK Hospitality Holding LLC· Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
4. Member of the Board of Directors (ESEC)2022 — 2024

   Egis· Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
5. Member of the Board of Directors2022 — 2025

   Saudi Airlines Catering Company· Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
6. Hospitality Strategy AdvisorDec 2021 — Nov 2022

   MMinistry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia· Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
7. Founder and CEO2021 — Present

   Lunasole Hospitality· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
8. Advisor to the Board of Directors2020 — 2022

   Qiddiya | القدية· Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
9. CEO of Adeera Hotel Management Company & Head of Hospitality of PIF2019 — 2021

   Public Investment Fund (PIF)· Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
10. Member of the Board of Directors2019 — 2024

    Gulf Hotels Group· Manama, Bahrain
11. Member of the Board of Directors | Adeera Hotel Management Company2019 — 2025

    Public Investment Fund (PIF)· Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Education

• INSEAD
  · International Board Directors Program2019 — 2019
• University of London
  Master of Science (MSc) · Organizational Behavior2004 — 2007
• Cornell University
  Postgraduate program · Hotel Real Estate Investments and Asset Management2009 — 2010
• Centre Régional et Européen du Tourisme, Briancon, France
  Apprenticeship · Hotel & Restaurant Operations1985 — 1986
• FernUniversität in Hagen
  Postgraduate Diploma · Economic Philosophy2000 — 2001
• ISC Paris
  Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)2021 — 2025
• Staatliche Wirtschaftsfachschule für Hotellerie und Gastronomie Berlin
  Degree (Hotelbetriebswirt) · International Hospitality Management1993 — 1995
• Heriot-Watt University
  Master of Business Administration (MBA)1996 — 1998

Languages

• French
• English
• German
• Spanish
• Indonesian
• Italian

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