Jil Assaf

Doha Qatar

Managing Partner

Hospitality / Leisure

After graduating from Lausanne Hospitality Management School in Switzerland, I acquired a broad expertise in hospitality & real-estate development, through numerous projects in consulting and operations management throughout the Middle-East. After electing home in Doha mid-2007, I have been instrumental in establishing Hospitality Development Company (HDC) the hospitality arm of United Development Company (UDC - owner and master developer of The Pearl Island). At HDC I have been involved in hotels and food & beverage development, real estate planning, contracts (MFA, JVA, MA, SPA) negotiation, international valuations and aquisitions and project management. Late 2012, my next career move...