Farah Assefi, MRICS
Real Estate Leader | Asset & Portfolio Management | Mixed-Use & Master-Planned Communities | Development-to-Operations Advisory | UAE & MENA | MRICS | Dubai based
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Colliers→
Asteco
Colliers→AstecoTitleChief Executive Officer
LocationUnited Arab Emirates
Native languageFarsi, English
Years in country11.5
Total experience31 years
Asteco headcount201-500 employees
Asteco industryReal Estate
Asteco HQAbu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi
Asteco founded1985
Asteco typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Chief Executive OfficerMay 2026 — PresentAsteco
- Chief Executive OfficerMar 2026 — May 2026Colliers· United Arab Emirates
- Chief Property Management OfficerMar 2026 — PresentAsteco· Full-time
- Consultancy ServicesJun 2019 — Mar 2026·· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Freelance
- Head of Asset Management- MENANov 2023 — Jul 2024
JLL MENA· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Senior DirectorJul 2021 — Nov 2023JLL MENA· Saudi Arabia· Full-time
- Director Asset Management - MENAJun 2016 — May 2019
Majid Al Futtaim· Dubai - Head of Department - Property Management & LeasingMay 2014 — May 2015
Hamptons International· UAE - Head of Property ManagementAug 2006 — Dec 2012
Asteco Property Management LLC UAE - Portfolio Manager1997 — 1999
Jackson-Stops· London, United Kingdom - Property Manager1995 — Dec 1996
Hopewell Holdings Limited· Hong Kong
Education
- University of WestminsterHousing Studies (Real Estate & Finance) · Real EstateSep 1989 — 1993
Languages
- Farsi · Native or bilingual
- English · Native or bilingual