Masood Naseeb credited as the 24th Most Influential Person in Property by CEO Middle East magazine
April 14th 2010, Dubai – elysian Group was today honoured with the announcement that their CEO Masood Naseeb was selected as one of CEO Middle East’s most influential CEO’s in their annual ratings. Naseeb is the youngest person ever to be included in the influential list which comprises of CEO’s from some of the largest Fortune 500 companies in the world.
As one of the leading regional business titles, CEO Middle East unveils an eagerly anticipated list of the region's best performing executives each year. Chosen from companies headquartered in the region, the criteria used finds the business leaders who have displayed outstanding qualities from a variety of fields. Factors such as growth, brand impact, diversification and expansion were included in the criteria for this years judging.
“It’s truly an honor to be recognized amongst these highly successful CEO’s in this year’s top 25 list,” commented Naseeb. “It’s encouraging to see that although our company is relatively new compared to some mentioned in the list, our impact on the market has not gone unnoticed. We are proud to be representing the UAE and to be recognized for our efforts in establishing the regions real estate market as one of the most credible and prominent markets in the world,” Naseeb concluded.
A Canadian national born in Afghanistan, Naseeb moved with his family to Canada in his youth where he remained until completing his higher education. After graduating with honors from the University of Windsor in Canada with a bachelors degree in Business and Economics, Naseeb went on to obtain his Canadian Property Management Certification from the Real Estate Institute of Canada.
After working in Canada specializing in acquisitions in Dubai, Naseeb saw the potential and growth of the UAE market and moved to reside in Dubai permanently. In 2006 Naseeb founded elysian Real Estate with its head office located in Dubai’s prominent Emaar Gold & Diamond Park on Sheikh Zayed Road. Beginning with a small team of brokers, Naseeb paid particular attention to detail in the property selected for their portfolio and his team’s management of client relations. After expanding the real estate team exponentially over the first year of operation to meet the demands of the market, Naseeb began to look overseas for lucrative investments to offer their clients.
Focusing on emerging markets, Naseeb found the demand for these offshore investments was high. In 2008 he opened elysian International, a division of the company specifically responsible for managing overseas real estate investments. With the introduction of a new division, Naseeb renamed the mother company to elysian Group with elysian Real Estate and elysian International as subsidiaries each with their own experienced director, bringing the number of directors reporting directly to him up to 5. Naseebs ability to diversify and experience with the global market saw his company remain profitable throughout Dubai’s economic instability. By the end of 2009, Naseeb was responsible for 200 staff throughout 3 different countries, 100 of them in the UAE alone.
Over the years elysian has established itself as the trusted partner of choice for real estate investment. With offices and affiliations in the UAE, Spain, Afghanistan, Brazil, UK and China, elysian offers an extensive portfolio of properties across the globe to a diverse clientele of local and international individuals, investors, corporations, developers and agencies. With a 900 million AED annual global turnover and an ever increasing portfolio and team of professionals committed to delivering excellence, elysian is growing from strength to strength. For further information, please contact elysian at +971 4 323 4545 or visit www.elysian-group.com .
