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JOHN LAYLAND
GENERAL MANAGER MIDDLE EAST
LEIGH & ORANGE
Layland has extensive working
experience in the Middle East. He
joined Leigh & Orange in 2006 following
a stint as project manager at
Saudi’s Dar Al Riyadh Consultants.
The key regional project for L&O is
the Al Shaqab Equestrian Academy
in Qatar, a huge centre of excellence
designed in the shape of a horseshoe
for the performance display, training
and breeding of Arabian horses.
SHAWN BASLER
PRINCIPAL AND REGIONAL DIRECTOR
PERKINS EASTMAN
Principal and regional director of the MENA region for Perkins Eastman,
Shawn Basler has been instrumental in the design of internationally
recognised architecture and planning projects from hotels and
resorts, office buildings, residential, commercial and mixed-use development
projects throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and the
Middle East. Basler is a member of the American Institute of Architects
and Urban Land Institute.
RICHARD PHILIPSON
BOARD DIRECTOR
STRIDE TREGLOWN
Richard Philipson is a board director
with Stride Treglown, responsible
for production, knowledge
management and developing the
strategic direction of the business.
His primary role currently is the
establishment of a Stride Treglown
branch office in Abu Dhabi. He leads
project teams involved with the design
and administration of fast track
retail, commercial and education
projects. Philipson has extensive
experience in the primary education
sector, a key area of focus for Stride
Treglown. The firm launched an affordable
school model for the region.
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