Residence London, United Kingdom Website www.saigol-ddc.com Known for Super-prime property | Organization Saigol DDC UK Occupation CEO of Saigol DDC UK Name Faisal Saigol | |
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Education Jesus College, Cambridge
Harvard Business School | ||
Faisal Saigol is the Owner of Saigol DDC UK, a leading property architectural & design house that works with Saigol DDC IOM, a leading investor in super-prime London property. Saigol DDC UK names royalty and global business leaders amongst its clients under the “Magnificence. Distinction.” trademark.
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Education
Faisal Saigol read Law at Jesus College, Cambridge and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. Faisal was awarded an Open Scholarship and a Distinction in his STEP papers, ranking him in the top tier of Cambridge admissions.
Career
Prior to 2000, Faisal Saigol worked in venture capital in London, at Goldman Sachs in New York City and at Bain in London/Los Angeles. Saigol DDC IOM has bought, developed and sold projects across the most exclusive addresses in super-prime London including Knightsbridge, Belgravia, Mayfair, St. James's Park, Regent's Park and St. John's Wood.
London Super-Prime
London’s prime property market continues to perform strongly. In its 2015 Wealth Report, Knight Frank found that global Ultra High Net Worth Individuals (UHNWIs) continued to rank London as the number 1 global city. The Report also found that London remains the city with the highest number of UHNWIs, followed by Tokyo, Singapore and New York. The Wealth Report forecasts London to retain this global top spot throughout the next decade. Out of all cities globally, London has been the top recipient of High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) attracting more than double the number 2 city and attracting the wealthy from Europe, China, Russia, India, the Middle East and Africa.
The super-prime end of the market has always been the leader in quality materials and craftsmanship as well as the test-bed for new technologies. Typically, leading architects, designers, artists and artisans from around the world provide personalised, impactful work. Saigol DDC for example displays art from artists including Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst and Francis Bacon. Saigol DDC uses craftsmen who have been award-winners and who have worked at Buckingham Palace, The Royal Opera House and The Houses of Parliament.
Interests
Faisal is an avid traveller having travelled to over 50 countries, motorcycled across Thailand, researched red leaf monkeys in the rainforests of Borneo, hitch-hiked on container ships, sky-dived in Florida and journeyed to The Khunjerab Pass (the world's highest paved border crossing). Faisal enjoys world history, tennis, skiing and boxing.
Philanthropy
Faisal is committed to giving back and is particularly involved in improving the access of underprivileged children to education and in the conservation of wild tigers (of which only 3200 remained globally as at 2012).