Global real estate consultant Knight Frank MENA has announced the appointment of Susan Amawi as the General Manager for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

The appointment is part of the consultant’s strategic expansion across the region. In her new role, Susan brings over two decades of real estate leadership experience. She most recently worked with KPMG in Saudi Arabia as the Principal Head of Real Estate Consulting. Prior to that, she worked with JLL MENA as the Head of Strategic Consulting for KSA and Director of Strategic Consulting across MENA.

On the academic front, Susan holds an MBA degree in Corporate Finance and a BBA degree in Marketing and International Business from Wichita State University. She also completed the Women's Leadership Programme from Yale School of Management and a Certificate in Financial Planning from Florida State University.

Welcoming Susan to the leadership team for KSA, James Lewis, Managing Director of Knight Frank MEA, said, "I am thrilled to welcome Susan to our team. Her appointment comes at a pivotal time as we expand our Saudi operations, and we look forward to benefiting from her extensive experience, deep understanding of the Kingdom’s dynamic real estate market, and strategic foresight. Her reputation for building and strengthening client relationships will perfectly complement the delivery of market-leading insights to our clients as we work to position ourselves as the premier real estate advisory firm in the Kingdom.”

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William Beardmore-Gray, Senior Partner and Group Chair at Knight Frank, added, “As a business, we have ambitious global expansion goals, with the Middle East region playing an important role in Knight Frank’s overseas success story, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is indisputably key within this context. In order to best serve our clients’ needs in this market, we need to have the highest caliber team in place, and I’m delighted to welcome such a seasoned practitioner as Susan on board to lead our charge in KSA while bolstering our wider MENA senior leadership team’s offering.”

Susan also expressed, "I am excited to join the clear market leader in the region, Knight Frank, whose consulting and transactional services, as well as research, continue to raise the bar for a rapidly expanding client portfolio. As Knight Frank MENA continues to expand its footprint and suite of real estate services in Saudi, I am excited to help drive this next wave of growth and contribute to the firm’s success in the Kingdom. What I am most looking forward to is unlocking the opportunity to work with such a talent-rich team of professionals to deliver world-class solutions for our clients, leveraging the Knight Frank brand, and the knowledge embedded across Knight Frank’s global network."

Recently, Dr. Christopher Payne joined the firm as the Chief Economist, bringing with him over three decades of expertise in economic analysis, real estate, and financial markets across MENA to deliver top-tier economic insights and strategic guidance.