Jaydeep (Jay) Anand

Chief Development Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer, FIVE Holdings

27.2 yrs experienceHospitality

Oct 2024Added yesterday

The move

MoveFIVE Hotels and Resorts → FIVE Holdings

TitleChief Operating Officer and General Manager → Chief Development Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer

LocationPalm Jumeirah → Dubai

Cross-border moveNo — same country

Years in UAE15.1

Total experience27.2 years

FIVE Holdings headcount1,001-5,000 employees

FIVE Holdings industryReal Estate

FIVE Holdings HQDubai

FIVE Holdings typePrivately Held

Career arc

Chief Development Officer and Chief Sustainability OfficerOct 2024 — Present
FIVE Holdings· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Group Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operations Officer and Chief Sustainability OfficerJan 2023 — Oct 2024
FIVE Holdings· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Group Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations OfficerJul 2019 — Sep 2023
FIVE Holdings· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Chief Operating Officer and General ManagerJul 2017 — Sep 2023
FIVE Hotels and Resorts· Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Chief Operating Officer, Real Estate Development2016 — Jun 2017
FIVE Holdings· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Country Head Asia, Australia & Middle East2012 — 2015
Taylor-Wharton Cryogenics LLC
Vice President2002 — 2012
Med-Tech
Managing Director1998 — 2002
Viacom Electronics LTD.

Education

Harvard Business School
Global Strategic Management , Strategy · Business Administration and Management2014 — 2014
K K Wagh College of Engineering, Pune University
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) · Computer Science1991 — 1995
The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
Building a High Performance Business · Business Management2006 — 2007
Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · Finance & Operations2004 — 2006
Cathedral and John Connon School
High School · High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates1979 — 1991

Languages

Top skills

StrategyOperations ManagementRetailKey Account ManagementManufacturingProduct Development

About

As Co-founder, Chief Development Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer for FIVE Holdings, Jaydeep Anand leads at the tip of the spear, executing organisational strategy to deliver operational success. With an Ivy League MBA (Johnson School, Cornell 2006) and engineering expertise (Computer Engineering, University of Pune), Anand champions the goal congruence of EBITDA and ESG, pioneering a ‘FIVE-Styled’ approach that balances profitability with sustainability. As Co-Founder of FIVE Holdings, Anand ensures development and sustainability planning remain aligned with the Group’s vision. A proven Green Building developer, Anand created FIVE Hotels and Resorts as the world’s first and only 100% LEED Platinum Hotel Group (Dubai and Zurich) and manages the UAE’s only hotel I-REC agreement wi

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