Simon King
Managing Director @ Alshaya Group | Multi-unit Leadership
The move
MoveM. H. Alshaya Co. → Alshaya Group
TitleVice President → Managing Director UK-Vice President Shake Shack MENA and Turkiye
LocationDubai → United Arab Emirates
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE9.9
Total experience39.9 years
Alshaya Group headcount10,001+ employees
Alshaya Group industryRetail
Alshaya Group HQAl Mirqab, Kuwait City
Alshaya Group typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Managing Director UK-Vice President Shake Shack MENA and TurkiyeMar 2025 — Present
Alshaya Group· United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Vice PresidentSep 2016 — May 2025
M. H. Alshaya Co.· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Managing DirectorMar 2014 — Aug 2016BBURGER & LOBSTER RESTAURANT GROUP LIMITED
- Managing Director - UKMar 2014 — Aug 2016BBurger and Lobster restaurant group· London, United Kingdom
- DirectorSep 2013 — Sep 2016
Wiltshire Pub company· Swindon, United Kingdom
- Retail DirectorJun 2009 — Jul 2011
Mitchells & Butlers· Premium Country Dining Group (project S) (project orange)
- Retail Business ManagerAug 2004 — May 2009
- Retail Director, Browns Bar & BrasseriesJun 1986 — Sep 2013
Education
- Birmingham UniversityMulti unit leadership · Business Administration and Management, General2009 — 2011
Languages
- Welsh
Top skills
Income StatementHospitality ManagementRestaurantsStrategyMenu DevelopmentCatering
About
Leading world class teams across industry leading brands like Raising Canes , Chipotle, Shake Shack, Pinkberry, Le Pain Quotidien, Texas Roadhouse and Pizza Express. I’m Proud to lead great brands and work with great individuals and teams across the Middle East and further afield. I am a results driven individual whose key skills include an analytical and guest focused approach to sales growth. A keen understanding of customer needs and focussed on first class delivery through investing in People. Experience across all aspects of hospitality from Restaurants both casual and premium quality dining , counter service and Hotels. Ultimately able to focus on market requirements and develop and implement a strategy to match.