Christopher R. J. Knable

Katara Hospitality Ltd. develops, owns and manages luxury hotels and resorts. It pursues its strategic expansion plans by investing in peerless hotels in Qatar while growing its collection of iconic properties in key international markets. The firm currently owns properties spread across three continents in Qatar, Egypt, Morocco, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Singapore and Thailand. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Doha, Qatar.

Kingdom Hotel Investments owns and operates hotels. It has a portfolio of hotel properties in upscale, upper-upscale and luxury market segments. The firm's investments are organized under three business lines: ownership stakes in three management companies in worldwide; trophy hotel properties in gateway cities; and a trading portfolio of hotels primarily in growth markets. The company was founded by Al Waleed Bin Talal Bin AbdulAziz Al Saud in 2000 and is headquartered in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.