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Garry Murray

MBA · Community & Asset Management Executive · 20+ Years in GCC Real Estate · AssocRICS · PCAM · CMCA · ARM · fCMgr · Corporate Mentor
18.1 yrs experienceReal Estate
Jul 2025

The move

MoveEDACOM → Diriyah Company l شركة الدرعية
TitleGeneral Manager → Senior Director
LocationUnited Arab Emirates → Riyadh
Cross-border moveYes · United Arab Emirates → Saudi Arabia
Years in UAE12.9
Total experience18.1 years
Diriyah Company l شركة الدرعية headcount1,001-5,000 employees
Diriyah Company l شركة الدرعية industryCommunity Development and Urban Planning
Diriyah Company l شركة الدرعية typePublic Company

Career arc

  1. Senior DirectorJul 2025 — Present
    Diriyah Company l شركة الدرعية· Riyadh, Saudi Arabia· Full-time
  2. DirectorMay 2024 — Jul 2025
    Diriyah Company l شركة الدرعية· Riyadh, Saudi Arabia· Full-time
  3. General ManagerOct 2023 — May 2024
    EDACOM· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  4. Associate Director - Head of DubaiOct 2022 — Oct 2023
    Provis Estate Management· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  5. Board Member and Immediate Past PresidentJan 2022 — Dec 2024
    Community Associations Institute - Middle East· Middle East· Full-time
  6. Managing Director – Head of Owners Association ManagementJul 2020 — Oct 2022
    CORE· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  7. Chief Executive OfficerApr 2017 — Apr 2020
    PLACE Strata Management· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  8. DirectorOct 2016 — Dec 2021
    eightfive group limited· Scotland, United Kingdom
  9. General ManagerJan 2015 — Apr 2017
    PLACE Strata Management· United Arab Emirates
  10. Operations ManagerMay 2012 — Jan 2015
    PLACE Strata Management· united arab emirates
  11. Community ManagerMar 2011 — May 2012
    PLACE Strata Management· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  12. Sales and Lease ExecutiveDec 2010 — Mar 2011
    Coreo Real Estate
  13. Project CoordinatorApr 2009 — Jun 2010
    MAF Dalkia Middle East· Bahrain
  14. Team LeaderOct 2007 — Apr 2009
    Falak Enterprises WLL

Education

Top skills

Acquisition IntegrationAccount ManagementManagement ConsultingStrategic ConsultingProperty ManagementBusiness Strategy

About

I have spent nearly 20 years learning, building, scaling, and transforming Asset and Community Management operations across the GCC.My career has been defined by continually pushing forward to deliver. Setting up divisions from zero. Restructuring underperforming operations. Creating governance frameworks where none existed. Building teams, then building the systems those teams run on. I hold an MBA from the Plymouth Marjon University with research into the effect of government regulations on management companies, I hold PCAM, AMS and CMCA for the Community Association Institute and ARM from eh Institute of Real Estate Management. I am currently AssocRICS certified and currently completing the MRICS process. I firmly believe in continued personal development. Across my career I have: — F

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