Filippo Sona MBA
Member of the Board @ Public Investment Fund | Entrepreneur | Investments, Hospitality
The move
MoveInternational Society of Hospitality Consultants → WDCO Capital Holdings Ltd.
TitleMember → Co-Chairman
LocationDubai → Abu Dhabi
Career arcRooted in UAE★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageEnglish, Italian
Years in UAE28.8
Total experience12.6 years
Career arc
- Co-ChairmanOct 2024 — Present
WDCO Capital Holdings Ltd.· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Advisory Board MemberOct 2024 — Dec 2025
ALIS DESIGN+· Los Angeles, California, United States· Freelance
- Member of the Board of Directors- Portfolio Company (Hospitality Industry)Jun 2022 — Jan 2026
Public Investment Fund (PIF)· Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Board Of Directors-NRC MemberSep 2021 — Present
RUA AlHaram AlMakki | رؤى الحرم المكي· Riyadh, Saudi Arabia· Contract
- MemberDec 2018 — Nov 2021
International Society of Hospitality Consultants· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Managing Director-Global HospitalityAug 2018 — Apr 2020
Drees & Sommer· Dubai· Full-time
- Co-ChairmanJan 2017 — Present
Wood Couture· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Advisory Board Member-AHIFMar 2014 — Mar 2020AAfrica Hotel Investment Forum AHIF· Nairobi
- EMEA Investment Committee MemberNov 2013 — Sep 2020
GlobalHotelNetwork.com· Dubai
- Advisory Board Member-AHICOct 2013 — Mar 2020AArabian Hotel Investment Conference AHIC· DUBAI
Education
- University of West LondonBachelor's Degree · Hospitality/Hotel Management1997 — 2001
- ESSEC Business School· Advanced Certificate in Hospitality Finance and Real Estate2015 — 2015
- Oxford Brookes UniversityMBA · Master of Business Administration2005 — 2007
Languages
- English · Native or bilingual
- Italian · Native or bilingual
- French · Professional working
- Arabic · Limited working