Samer I. Abu Ayash
Proud Father | CEO at QHA | President at Fort Partners | Ex-Four Seasons Board Member
The move
MoveDubai Holding → QHA
TitleChief Hospitality Projects Officer → Owner & CEO
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcLong-term resident
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageArabic, English
Years in UAE30.7
Total experience37.3 years
Career arc
- Board Member & President of Development, Europe & MEJan 2020 — Present
Fort Partners· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Owner & CEOJan 2020 — Present
QHA· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Chief Hospitality Projects OfficerJan 2018 — Jan 2020
Dubai Holding· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Board MemberDec 2015 — Nov 2017FFour Seasons Hotels and Resorts
- Executive Vice President - Head of Design, Construction & Real Estate and Advisor to Chairman & CEOJul 2015 — Dec 2017
Kingdom Hotel Investments· DIFC, Dubai
- Senior Vice President - Head of Design, Construction & Real Estate2008 — Jul 2015
- Vice President - Design & Construction2002 — 2008
- Owner Representative - Kingdom Beirut1998 — 2002
- Project Manager1995 — 1998SSociete Immobiliere Les Dunes· Beirut
- Project Engineer1994 — 1995
Metito· London, United Kingdom
- Project Engineer1989 — 1994
Thames Water· Reading, United Kingdom
Education
- Imperial College LondonMSC · Civil / Environmental Engineering1988 — 1989
- American University of BeirutBEng · Civil Engineering1984 — 1988
- International CollegeBaccalaureate · Math and Sciences1972 — 1984
Languages
- Arabic · Native or bilingual
- English · Native or bilingual
- French · Professional working