Speaker

Olivier Granet

Managing Partner & Co-CEO
Kasada Capital Management

Olivier is the Managing Partner and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Kasada Capital Management, the leading independent real estate private equity platform dedicated to the hospitality sector in Africa. We are committed to generating sustainable, positive impact in the African economies and communities we invest in, while also ensuring the delivery of attractive, risk-adjusted returns for our investors. Kasada was established in 2018 with the support of Qatar Investment Authority, the sovereign wealth fund of Qatar, and Accor, a global hospitality leader. In April 2019, Kasada closed its first fund, Kasada Hospitality Fund L.P. (“Kasada”), with equity commitments of more than US$ 500 million. Kasada is currently the most active investor in the hospitality industry in Sub-Saharan Africa with a current portfolio of 20 hotels representing close to 3,500 keys since its first acquisition in January 2021. In his last position as CEO of AccorHotels Middle East and Africa, he was responsible for the management of a portfolio of over 200 hotels consisting of 50,000 rooms across over 30 countries and representing 30,000 employees. He joined the Middle East team in 2011 when the Group had 40 hotels in the region. He has extensive hospitality industry experience gained over +20 years at Accor. Before joining Accor, he spent 10 years within Deloitte’s Audit and Corporate Finance practice. Olivier has a BA from Grenoble Institute of Political Studies (Sciences-Po Grenoble) and an executive MBA from ESSEC Business School. Olivier is French and speaks English & French.