Chapter Board

MIDDLE EAST CHAPTER BOARD

The Board consists of the following appointments. Each Board member is responsible for the delivery of the strategic objectives associated with their specific portfolio.

Samer Mahdi

Chair

Samer Mahdi

Strategic Director of Real Estate
Baker Hughes

Savas Cizmeci

Past Chair - Membership

Savas Cizmeci

Portfolio Manager
Microsoft

Khaldoun Arabiyat

Treasurer

Khaldoun Arabiyat
Head of Asset Management - MENA
Cushman & Wakefield

James Hodgetts

Strategic Partnerships Officer

James Hodgetts

Partner - Occupier Strategy & Solutions, Middle East & Africa
Knight Frank

Joyce Jarjoura

Special Projects Officer

Joyce Jarjoura

Senior Associate
Gensler

Neslihan K

Programs Officer

Neslihan Kucukaslan

Sales & Specification Manager for Eastern Mediterranean and UAE
Interface

Thomas Wright

Lead KSA

Thomas Wright

Associate Director, Commercial Development & Leasing
Diriyah Company

Irina Budnik

Communications Officer

Irina Budnik

Workplace Services Manager
Google

Elliot Lewis

Industry Partnerships Officer

Elliot Lewis

Transaction Manager – Middle East North Africa Pakistan & Afghanistan, South Asia and East Asia Pacific
The World Bank