Tahir Sharif

The vision behind this project originates from a strong cultural and emotional desire to create a home and a community that resonates deeply with the values, beliefs, and aspirations of people around the world who seek a life in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah. The project aims not only to provide residential accommodation, but also to deliver a holistic lifestyle experience that aligns with Islamic morals and traditions while simultaneously meeting the expectations of luxury living. By doing so, the development aspires to create a balanced environment where faith, family life, education, recreation, and modern comforts are seamlessly integrated For further information on this unique project or investment opportunities in KSA, please send me a message.

Steering the strategic growth and governance of Sauce Boss KSA, a premium F&B brand conceived in the heart of Madinah. Sauce Boss success is built on a unique tripartite model that serves the entire ecosystem of the city, providing a resilient and proven blueprint for national expansion. Strategic Market Foundation: Cultivated a deeply loyal customer base across three key segments of Madinah: 1 · Global Visitors: With a flagship location at As Safiyah Museum and Park positions Sauce Boss as a premier culinary destination for international pilgrims and tourists. 2 · The Academic Community: The latest new branch at the Islamic University of Madinah embeds the brand within the daily life of students, faculty, and scholars. 3 · Local Madinah Residents: Having built a strong following among the local community, who have embraced Sauce Boss as their own—a homegrown brand reflecting local tastes and a commitment to quality. Growth Mandate & National Rollout: With this resilient foundation proven, the primary focus is now on executing a disciplined, phased expansion to transform the Madinah model into a recognized brand across key Saudi markets. Core Operational Driver: Sauce Boss expansion is powered by an uncompromising standard for premium ingredients, authentic flavors, and a consistent customer experience, ensuring brand promise is delivered in every new location.

Driving Innovation in AEC, Industrial Automation & Energy Management. Advisor | Strategist | Speaker | Author A visionary leader in digital transformation, empowering governments, developers, and enterprises across the Middle East, UK, and KSA to adopt BIM, Digital Twin, and IoT-driven strategies for iconic projects. Combines 30+ years of global business leadership with hands-on expertise in AEC, industrial automation, and energy management to deliver measurable efficiency gains and ROI. Key Achievements: - Pioneered BIM/Digital Twin adoption for the $6.8B Abu Dhabi Airport (ADAC), setting new benchmarks for digital project delivery. - Transformed underperforming businesses into agile, tech-driven operations with double-digit productivity growth (Hexagon Geosystems, AVEVA, Schneider Electric). - Trusted Advisor to governments, contractors, and tech firms, including Real Estate Boss (UK), Sause Boss (KSA), and SPD Group (UK). - Published Thought Leader: Expert columnist on digital construction technologies; frequent speaker on IoT, BIM, and Industry 4.0. Core Expertise: - Digital Strategy: BIM, Digital Twin, IoT, and cloud-based collaboration for AEC & industrial sectors. - Turnaround Leadership: Revitalising operations through tech adoption, process optimisation, and change management. - Stakeholder Alignment: Bridging gaps between governments, contractors, and tech providers to ensure seamless adoption. - End-to-End Project Delivery: Proven track record in on-time, on-budget delivery of commercial, residential, and infrastructure projects. Advisory Roles: - Senrose (UK): Property Management - SPD Group (UK): Real Estate - Kirklees Dev. Consortium (UK) - Sauce Boss (KSA) - Gateway to KSA: Advisors - SPD KSA: Real Estate & Construction - Nusul Taibah KSA: Real Estate Dev. Mission: To fuel the construction and industrial sectors’ evolution through practical, scalable digital solutions - turning challenges into competitive advantages.

Member of the Energy Management Software Transformation Leadership Team Energy Management Software Transformation goal is to position Schneider Electric as a leader for the Future All Digital & All Electric world. Leadership in Building life cycle digitization (Design - Build - Operate & Maintain). Responsible to lead a broad spectrum of activities across Energy Management Software business transformation portfolio (approx Euros 500 Million) including, Marketing Business Transformation, Portfolio Rationalisation, Marketing activities, Branding Transformation, Marketing playbook and Thought Leader & Influencer. Schneider Electric Energy Management Software portfolio: ☛ Design: Electrical suite (Alpi, IGE XAO, ETAP, Ecostruxure, Revit Electrical); ☛ Build (RIB, 6D BIM MTWO); ☛ Operate & Maintain (Planon, ETAP) As the Energy Management Software Strategist, I was responsible to drive and strengthen Schneider Electric position in BIM, Digital Twin, Digital Transformation and Smart solutions focusing on interoperability and providing smart solutions (software, technology, hardware and processes) to various industries.

BuildingSMART Standards advocate and BIM Expert Advisor to various private/government projects aimed at smart building/city solutions. As the Founding President & CEO of buildingSMART ME (2009 to 2013) I was required to develop for buildingSMART International the Middle East chapter (buildingSMART ME) to cover the middle east and India. Between 2014 to 2017 helped promote and develop BIM standards in Russia with buildingSMART International and continued to represent Middle East in buildingSMART International summits until Nov 2018. Developing BIM specifications on Government projects such as Abu Dhabi Airport ($6.8 Billion project), Royal Commission Saudia Arabia Head Quarters and private sector projects such as Hospitals, Hotels etc, to enable smarter solutions with reduced timelines and budget savings through the implementation of better processes, providing better quality and greater efficiency. A Senior BIM Adviser to Jordan Ministry Of Public Works and Housing (MOPWH) and the Jordanian Engineers Association (JEA), Central Planning office, Qatar, Qatar Rail and Fifa 2022. BuildingSMART International Strategic Alliance Council (SAC) member at Schneider Electric Energy Management Software. Having a direct role in shaping buildingSMART International strategy and helping to determine priorities and focus.

Team supporting the process, planning and implementation of AVEVA's Strategy for a business of $1.2 Billion. Looking after special projects, standardisation and strategic partnerships.

Responsible as a Managing Director for the 15M Euros global business

Manage cross business unit and cross function corporate strategy initiatives. Facilitating start up and execution. Monitoring progress against plans and facilitating any corrective actions if progress is not as planned Responsible for planning, developing and executing the M&A business process. Drive the process for creating invest/divest recommendations Drive the M&A deal activity (negotiate and close).

AVEVA’s strategy is to increase revenues by growing the addressable market, as the concept of the Digital Asset is more widely adopted, to sell a wider range of products, and to grow in industry and geographic verticals where the Group’s market share is underweight versus the strength of its product offering. I have the responsibility for AVEVA's Business Strategy Areas with revenue of £250 million (AEC, EPC, OO, Marine) as well as having an active role in Mergers and Acquisitions. In addition I have developed and helped to Implement the new AVEVA operating model.

Hexagon a £3.5 Billion company is a leading global provider of information technologies that drives productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications. Hexagon solutions integrate sensors (IOT), software, domain knowledge and customer workflows into intelligent information ecosystems that deliver actionable information. Part of the strategy leadership team. Responsible to develop and manage the Digital Information Management Solutions Strategy to position Hexagon as a major solutions provider in the Built Environment. Chairman of the Hexagon Geosystems BIM Board. Creating new ideas to incorporate IoT into Hexagon BIM Strategy direction to help shape smarter cities.

Leica Geosystems having £1Billion in revenue is a part of the Hexagon family. Responsible to Lead the strategic direction of Leica Geosystems EMEA Software Solutions Strategy. Part of the Leica Geosystems EMEA Executive Management Team. Implement the Digital Information Management Strategy in Leica EMEA business, focusing on the BIM Field Trip for construction layout, scanning, machine control, monitoring in the built environment. Developing innovative ideas for solutions for the construction site, focusing on data enrichment. Supporting Key Accounts as a Trusted Solutions Advisor to help implement AEC workflow solutions into their organisation with a focus on the construction site. Develop Leica’s connected site solutions workflow architecture.

Reaching over 125.000 members The BIM Hub became the number 1 social media platform for the construction industry with thousands of manufacture products available to download. The BIM Hub in 2016 was acquired by BIMobject (www.bimobject.com).

BIM Journal provided several BIM publications with over 100,000 member and 54000 downloads of 3 publications. In 2016 BIM Journal was acquired by BIMobject (www.bimobject.com).

Developed Tekla ME business operations in the Middle East from scratch reaching over 8 Million Euros revenues. Experience in setting up local offices in Dubai, UAE and Al Khobar, KSA. Focusing on business development, employee recruitment and client retention. Development of strategic marketing and sales plans to boost profits and efficiency. Liaise closely with governments and associations.

International Sales Director Tekla Corporation and Director of Business Development and Marketing responsible for euros 50 million revenues . Was a member of the management team and board of directors throughout his employment at Tekla. A key member of the Building and Construction team and was responsible for change management of Sales within the organisation, this involved re-engineering the sales process (which meant also re-engineering the interface with Product process, Marketing process and Service process). Was successful in discovering, designing, modeling, deploying, executing, interacting, monitoring and controlling new sales distribution process involving the development of the necessary tools. The new sales process is used throughout Tekla's offices and business partners today. Was responsible for the leadership of the sales operation globally (International Sales Director) which involved several hundred orders to be processed. Tekla at the time being a public listed company, had a number of complex requirements and commitments to its stakeholders and my role as one of the four Management Team members was to address these issues on a regular basis.

Set-up Tekla UK office and develop the business and provide continuity to the existing user base. Develop budgets for the new office. Recruit new organisation and develop and implement the way of working for the UK market. Develop and manage the Service and Support Helpdesk. Develop sales team management to meet targets. Develop Product and Marketing process for local management to work with head quarters. Liase with government and key associations. Tekla (UK) established itself as the leading supplier of software solutions to the construction sector.

Helping Tekla Corporation to become internationally recognised. I was involved in helping to set up new subsidiaries in Malaysia, UK and Dubai. Assisted with organisational strategies and provided training on companies way of working. Built relationships with government bodies, key associations and clients. Involved in selling Tekla’s Power Distribution software to Tenaga Sdn Bhd.

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