Hamid Kerayechian, CEO of Ayana Holding, wins Entrepreneur of the Year at the Construction Innovation Awards 2019.
Hamid Kerayechian is the CEO & Founding Partner of Ayana Holding, a prominent international organization
headquartered in the United Arab Emirates which encompasses a diverse range of businesses across real estate
investment and development, design, construction, marketing, strategy, technology, IT and infrastructure, asset
management, procurement, hospitality advisory and general trading.
Hamid has full responsibility for executing the strategic direction and ongoing operations for Ayana Holding’s
impressive wide-ranging portfolio of companies which include Alt Technology, Aquila Hospitality, Ayana Properties,
Brand Capital, Detay Homes, Detay Living, M2L Concepts, Manya Décor, Mount Kelvin, Nioum, Opaal Interiors,
Performaa, Retail Boutique, Siren Global, VX Studio and WrkBay.
In such a short period of time, the company has reached diverse markets, with ongoing projects in not only the
Middle East, but the UK, Europe, North America and Asia. With a strong desire to continually rise to new challenges,
Hamid’s mission is to continue building a network of powerful companies on a global level and for Ayana Holding to
become the most recognisable brand across real estate, an industry he’s extremely passionate about. Graduating from the University of South California with a Masters in Engineering, Hamid relocated from Southern California to Dubai in 2008 and over the course of his career served with some of the world’s most influential organizations. With over 17 years of robust experience in the luxury development space and a dynamic entrepreneurial spirit, Hamid is inspired by an innate sense of boldness, integrity and resourcefulness – qualities that he injects to all of his companies, projects and developments.
His work and leadership has been recognised with several awards, including him being awarded as one of Dubai’s
Most Influential People, one of the Most Inspiring Leaders in the Middle East both by Arabian Business magazine,
one of the Most Admired Leaders of Asia and as Young CEO of the Year by CEO Middle East magazine.
Hamid has built a solid reputation for incubating new business models and is regularly featured in highly acclaimed
publications, sharing his insight and experience regarding architectural design, master planning, developer-led design, real estate development and investment. His initiatives and market insights are widely admired by peers, his
opinions and expertise are highly sought after.
Hamid infuses his companies with an essence of drive, growth and enterprise, which has enabled him to assemble
a portfolio of the most prestigious global organizations. As an energetic and interactive leader, he prides himself on
managing teams of highly motivated and experienced professionals, who play a fundamental role in the growth,
development and delivery of the quality projects and companies that comprise Ayana Holding.
Hamid believes that the quality and veracity of each project is enriched by explorative and open collaborations with allstakeholders, he says, “collective creativity enhances each endeavor, resulting in strong and distinctive solutions. Our inventive methods drive global brands to partner with us, cultivating and refining ideas for ambitious environments of all kinds.”