Attallah Salman

Group CEO

Attallah Salman carries a wealth of experience in project management and construction, his career in the UAE started with Arabtec Construction in 2005, where he was one of the key team members running the construction of the Burj Khalifa. He has since worked in several countries from Africa to Saudi Arabia, Ukraine and Russia and during that time completed many prestigious developments and luxury hotel projects. Attallah has gained a Bachelor of Civil engineering degree and has been widely recognized for his achievements throughout his career.

He was appointed Group CEO of Emerald Palace group in 2021 and led the successful opening of Raffles Hotel, The Palm and Hyde Hotel Downtown.

David Wilson

Vice President Hospitality

A veteran hotelier with more than 40 years’ experience in the luxury hotel segment, David has held positions as a General Manager with many of the best hotels and hotel companies in the world including Waldorf Astoria (Hilton), Ritz-Carlton and JW Marriott (Managing Director), Shangri-La, Hyatt and Mandarin Oriental. His first position as General Manager was at Hyatt New Delhi at the early age of 35. He has worked in Europe, Australia, Asia and more recently the Middle East. With a strong focus on service and quality delivery standards he has consistently delivered positive results in his hotels.  He has been recognized for his accomplishments being awarded General Manager of the year (Hyatt International) and General Manager of the Year (Ritz Carlton). He studied Hotel Management at Manchester University and gained final membership of the M. H. C. I.M.A. (Hotel and Catering Institute Management Association).  

Gagik Mikaelyan

Vice President Construction

Gagik Mikaelyan an Armenian citizen graduated from Yerevan Polytechnic Institute and continued his postgraduate studies at Moscow Institute of Hydrotechnical Amelioration.
Following his graduation, he completed many construction projects as Construction Project Manager in Armenia, Russia and Ukraine. he joined Emerald Palace Group in 2006 to oversee the construction of Emerald Palace Residence and Hotel (Kempinski) and was appointed Vice President EPG Group in 2014 following which he successfully managed the construction Hyde Hotel Business Bay.

Hani Selim

Director EPG Hotels and Resorts

Hani Selim is a renowned executive with an impeccable career in the financial sector spanning more than twenty years. 
An accomplished and dedicated professional, experienced in implementing effective financial and development strategies, he successfully facilitates growth by improving processes and systems. 
Managing corporate affairs in multiple areas, his areas of expertise are hospitality operations, hotel real estate investments, asset management, and several financial services industries. He was elected as a board member of Commission on Trade & Investment at the International Chamber of Commerce, United Arab Emirates in 2020.
Hani holds CMA with the Institute of management accountants and Associate degree at Dubai Real Estate Institute. 

Nigel Truscott

Legal General Counsel

Nigel has worked on a range of significant international projects since 1990 both in contentious and non-contentious capacities, with a particular focus on the Middle East and Gulf region. He has specialized in project work incorporating construction and arbitration along with IT, corporate and commercial. Mainly working as, a senior partner in private practice, he has been based in Dubai for the past 26 years and is a regular contributor to key publications such as Gulf Business and the Lloyds Insurance Market. He also regularly holds seminars and is a visiting lecturer on the Kings College Msc Construction and Arbitration Course. Nigel was a founding committee member of the UAE Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, founding committee member of UAE branch of the Society of Construction Law, Co-chairman of the British Business Group Commercial Focus Group and a Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) registered arbitrator.

Oleksii Galitsyn

Financial Controller

Oleksii has more than 20 years’ experience in corporate finance, financial control and reporting, He has a Master’s degree in Business Economies and Diploma in International Financial reporting.
Oleksii has extensive practical knowledge in the field of budgeting, control, reporting and investment risk assessment. He has extensive experience in working with tax authorities and audit companies and organizations.