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Monday, December 7 - 2009

Damac Properties Egypt appoints new CEO

As part of its ongoing commitment to the Egyptian market, Damac Properties - the luxury lifestyles developer, has appointed Alaa Ayoub, an Egyptian native, as the new Chief Executive of its Egypt operations.

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  • Alaa Ayoub.
    Alaa Ayoub.
Commenting on his appointment Mr. Ayoub said,

"Damac Properties is determined to continue providing luxury developments to the Egyptian market. Our future strategy involves continuing work on the projects and developments we have already established, as well as launching new projects to the Egyptian market."


He added: 'Given the length of time it takes for the completion of any of these mega projects our commitment to the Egyptian market is obviously for the long-term.'

Mr. Ayoub brings almost 30 years of experience to his new role, and has gained valuable knowledge by working for several high profile brands, including Hilton International and Americana. Since joining Damac in 1992, he has held several managerial positions most recently as senior vice president, and has moved between Europe, USA and throughout the Middle East.

During his 17 years at Damac Holdings, Mr. Ayoub has served in several different functions such as business development, market analysis, due diligence and audit. He comes on board at a time when Damac Properties is undergoing an expansion phase and rapid growth, while the company's list of developments currently include two mixed-use Park Avenue projects in Sixth of October City and New Cairo, Gamsha Bay on the Red Sea, and Hyde Park which is also located in New Cairo.

Recently, Damac Properties issued a tender for a main contractor to build 76 villas within the Hyde Park project. As part of its commitment to customers, the developer stressed to potential contracting companies' a strict commitment to construction deadlines and eight Egyptian contracting companies joined the bidding.

Mr. Ayoub stated that the successful tender bid will be announced shortly and that the successful company will commence with its work immediately after.

Whilst Gamsha Bay has been announced by Damac Properties it has not yet been officially launched. Gamsha Bay is planned upon 30m square meters and is located directly on the seafront of the Red Sea. Naturally a mega project of this size requires time for development and designs.

Last year, Damac was named by Forbes Arabia as one of the top 40 Arab brands in the region, continuing this model of success and excellence is the top priority on Mr. Ayoub's list.
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About Damac Properties
Damac Properties, part of Damac Holdings was established in 2002, as a private residential, leisure and commercial developer in Dubai and the Middle East. Since then Damac Properties has expanded rapidly into North Africa, Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the Far East.

2008 was the 'Year of Construction' at Damac Properties, during which it aggressively focused on construction and contract delivery to trusted and quality contractors. In line with this, Damac Properties handed over 2,300 homes to customers and is expected to hand over approximately a further 7,100 units in 2009/10 across the GCC region.

In 2009 the company aims to build on this progress with a focus on timely completion and delivery. In 2008 more than 18m man hours were worked across Damac Properties' major sites in Dubai and currently the company has over 11,500 units under construction across the GCC region.

The company has a diverse range of expertise that allows them to have a good oversight and management of all aspects of a project right from the acquisition of land, appointment of architects and designers, construction and sales to after sales service.

The company's projects are located in the most desirable and exclusive locations and homes are built to a high quality specification that has become synonymous with the group. Damac Properties aims to develop projects that include residential, commercial and leisure facilities that will create an integrated community.

In addition to support services provided by the Dubai headquarters, the company's comprehensive Customer Care Program provides solutions through its vast network with offices in the UAE, Jordan, Lebanon, UK, Egypt, KSA and Qatar.

For more information please contact:

Ahmad Ibrahim, Manager
Damac Properties Co. LLC
P.O.Box:2195, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tel: +971 4 373 2194
Fax: +971 4 373 2336

Menna Abdelwahab
Corporate communications Manager
Damac Properties Egypt - S.A.E.
177 Orouba Street
Tel: +202 24149474 ext: 1104
Fax: +202 24149540

Salah El Din Aloui
Assistant Media Relations Manager
Promoseven | Webershandwick PR
61, El Kods El Sherif Street,
Mohandessien, Giza, Egypt.
Tel: (+202) 3048560/1/2/3 Ext- 119
Fax: (+202) 3047213

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