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Sarmad N. Zok - Chairman and CEO

Mr. Zok is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kingdom Hotel Investments (KHI). Mr. Zok founded KHI in 2001 and led the company’s US$1.6bn Initial Public Offering in 2006.

Additionally, Mr. Zok is a Board Director of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) and a member of the company’s Investment Committee where he is responsible for KHC’s global hotel portfolio. Mr. Zok is also a member of the Board of Directors of Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, Fairmont Raffles Hotels and Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts AG.

Previously, Mr. Zok headed Forte PLC’s development effort in emerging markets and worked at HVS International, a leading hotel consulting and valuation firm, covering European markets. Prior to this, Mr. Zok gained operational experience with Hilton International. Mr. Zok holds a Bachelor of Science in Hotel Management from the University of Surrey and a Masters of Arts in Property Valuation and Law from City University Business School in London. He is fluent in English, French and Arabic.

KHI, headquartered in Dubai (UAE), is the leading international hotel and resort acquisition and development company focused on high growth emerging markets such as the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. The Company has ownership interests in 22 properties in 15 countries, including 20 operating hotels and resorts, and two hotels currently under construction. KHI was taken private in June 2010 and is now wholly owned by KHC.

KHC is a diversified conglomerate chaired by HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud. In addition to KHI’s platform, KHC’s hospitality portfolio consists of ownership interests in three leading hotel management companies: the Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, the Fairmont-Raffles Hotels & Resorts and the Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts. KHC also owns the Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris and has interests in The Plaza Hotel, New York; The Savoy London; The Fairmont San Francisco; and the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto.

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