Nayef Alanizy
Global Real Estate Executive | Strategic Portfolio Management | M&A Integration | Operational Excellence | ESG Champion
The move
MoveAmazon → AD Ports Group
TitleMENA Real Estate and Facilities → VP - Corporate Asset Management
LocationDubai → Abu Dhabi
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveYes · Dubai → Abu Dhabi
Native languageEnglish, Arabic
Years in UAE11.5
Total experience18.8 years
AD Ports Group headcount1,001-5,000 employees
AD Ports Group industryTransportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
AD Ports Group HQAbu Dhabi
AD Ports Group typePublic Company
Career arc
- VP - Corporate Asset ManagementMar 2026 — Present
AD Ports Group· Abu Dhabi· Full-time - MENA Real Estate and FacilitiesAug 2018 — Mar 2026
Amazon· Dubai - Operations Director - US and CanadaMay 2016 — Aug 2018
JLL· Greater New York City Area - Regional Manager - MENAJul 2014 — Apr 2016JLL· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Senior Facilities ManagerJun 2013 — Jul 2014JLL· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Facilities ManagerJul 2012 — Jun 2013
Johnson Controls· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Projects and Facilities Coordinator2009 — 2012
Kuwait Oil Company· Al-Ahmadi, Kuwait - Property and Facilities Manager2006 — 2008
UFL Properties· London, United Kingdom
Education
- Drayton Manor High SchoolA-Levels2002 — 2004
- University of WestminsterBA (Hons) · Property and Business2004 — 2008
- King Fahad AcademyGCSE · Math & English1994 — 2002
Languages
- English · Native or bilingual
- Arabic · Native or bilingual