Simon has been actively engaged within the Middle East for more than 24 years having established CBRE operations andled the advisory and capital markets business across UAE and KSA and is currently the CEO of Avison Young. He sits on several regional investment committees and advises local, regional investors both private and institutional.

Simon has been involved in more than US$20bn of advisory and consulting assignments across the GCC and more thanUS$1.25bn of acquisition / disposal mandates. He has acted as expert witnessfor multiple real estate disputes including High Court in UK and sits asindependent advisor to the oversight committees of two regionally listed REITs.

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