Issam Galadari
Issam Galadari, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ithra Dubai, the leading property development and asset management company in Dubai.
Under Mr. Galadari’s stewardship, Ithra Dubai has launched and delivered many noteworthy and acclaimed landmark projects in the Emirate, and is currently developing One Za’abeel and the Deira Enrichment Project among other projects that will bring greater value to the mix of communities in Dubai.
In a career spanning over three decades, Mr. Galadari has had a lasting imprint on the real estate industry, leading as Real Estate Director for the Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD,) and CEO of Emaar Properties. He was responsible for establishing the real estate folio of ICD and oversaw the development of Downtown Dubai during his mandate at Emaar. In 2015, he was appointed CEO of Ithra Dubai and was most recently appointed Director and Board Member of Nakheel.
Mr Galadari contributes to the development of the hospitality sector in Dubai, acting as the Director of ICD Hospitality and Leisure, a subsidiary of ICD counting the Atlantis in Dubai and the One & Only Cape Town amongst its assets.
He is also Director and Board Member of Kerzner International Holdings Limited, Atlantis The Palm Holding Company Limited and Atlantis The Palm, where he oversees the expansion and advancement of the prominent Atlantis brand with the development of The Royal Atlantis Resort and Residences. As well as the Director of Adriatic Marinas d.o.o., a landmark yacht marina and waterfront development in Montenegro.
Mr. Galadari in addition serves as Board member of GMICE, PM Holdings LLC and acts as adviser for the U.A.E Society of Engineers and the Institute of Civil Engineering in the UK.