Jim's current responsibilities include overseeing short and long term planning and operation of this key asset in the Majid Al Futtaim Investments portfolio.
"Jim has been with Majid Al Futtaim Investments for a number of years, and we are confident that his expertise in this field will have a significant impact on Mall of the Emirates' development and plans, enhancing its position as the most exciting and ambitious retail project in the Middle East," commented Peter Walichnowski, CEO of Majid Al Futtaim Investments.
Jim has extensive shopping centre experience and has held a number of managerial positions in several properties since 1981. He joined Majid Al Futtaim Investments in 1999, as Vice President of Deira City Centre, the UAE's top entertainment and leisure complex, to supervise the centre's operations. Before assuming his role in Deira City Centre, Jim was Regional Manager of Bentall Retail Services, based in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada. Prior to that, he spent 18 years managing various shopping centres throughout Canada while working at Cambridge Shopping Centres (now Ivanhoe Cambridge).
Jim obtained the Certified Shopping Centre Manager (CSM) designation from the International Council of Shopping Centres, and the Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation from the Real Estate Institute of Canada. He also completed the Advertising and Marketing Program from the Communications Arts Department of St. Clair College, located in his home town, Windsor, Ontario.
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New Vice President for Mall of the Emirates
- United Arab Emirates: Thursday, December 09 - 2004 at 13:33
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Majid Al Futtaim Investments, a leading retail and property developer in the Middle East, has recently announced the appointment of Jim Badour as Vice President of Mall of the Emirates, the region's most innovative retail project.
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About Majid Al Futtaim Group
Majid Al Futtaim Group of Companies has changed the face of shopping, entertainment and leisure in the Middle East, driven by the vision of its founder and chairman, Mr. Majid Al Futtaim. Established in 1992, the Group has rapidly become a business of international significance. Credited with successfully bringing the concepts of the mega mall and the hypermarket to the region, the Group started from its Dubai base and has taken its pioneering concepts into other major cities in the Arab world. Today, the Majid Al Futtaim Group is made up of a number of complementary core businesses, including Mall of the Emirates - the most ambitious leisure and retail project in the Middle East.
About Mall of the Emirates
Mall of the Emirates occupies a distinct position on the Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, playing home to over 350 shops and more than 2.4 million square feet of prime retail, shopping, leisure and entertainment space, including the region's largest Harvey Nichols department store, the largest Carrefour hypermarket in Dubai, a 14-screen multiplex cinema, and two hotels with over 900-rooms. It will also incorporate Ski Dubai, the Middle East's first indoor ski resort, featuring one of the world's longest indoor ski slopes and a play area where children and parents can have a true winter experience with real snow. Construction of the mall remains on track for completion in September 2005.
Anne-Birte Stensgaard, Senior News EditorThursday, December 09 - 2004 at 13:33 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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