Retail MICHAEL LAHYANI | PROPERTYFINDER.AE Co-founder & CEO SPEAKER BIO Michael is the co-founder and CEO of the first international property portal in the UAE, Propertyfinder.ae. In 2007 he sold 51 per cent of the company to the REA Group of Australia, which operates the world’s only truly global real estate advertising company - with 18 websites in ten countries. Earlier in his career he worked at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Geneva, his hometown. He received his MBA with a specialty in finance from HEC Lausanne and spent a year in UCLA California. KEY CORPORATE FACTS& KPIs COMPANY OVERVIEW Headquarters Dubai, United Arab Emirates Established in 2007, propertyfinder.ae is the UAE’s largest property portal dedicated to helping homeowners, buyers, renters, consultants and brokerage firms find and share property information. Available in both English and Arabic, propertyfinder.ae offers visitors a wide range Founded 2007 of up-to-date residential and commercial listings, real estate news, home advice and buying and selling guides, whilst agents enjoy access to the UAE’s largest potential audience of No of Employees 200 property seekers. Recognized for its innovation, the propertyfinder group has been the recipient of several Active Markets Middle East awards. Recently, we were named the ‘Dubai SME 100’ for the second consecutive cycle, the 2013 SMEinfo ‘Online Business of the Year’ and the Arabian Business Start-Up ‘SME of the Business Overview Property portal Year’ and won the ‘Arabia Fast Growth 500’ award in 2012. With a presence in the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Lebanon, Bahrain and Morocco, the propertyfinder group is one of the fastest growing companies in the region. Monthly Visits 500k KPI#1 UAE’s #1 property website KPI #2 Launch of sarouty.ma, propertyfinder's listings portal in Morocco Website propertyfinder.ae 68