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Born to Lead – Shailesh Dash

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Professionals may come and go but leaders live on forever. Leaders are the ones without whom a professional would not be a professional or a Manager would not be the same. It is the leader who gives and provides direction to an organisation. A leader sustains a company and makes it responsible enough so that it can be capable of breaking milestones in the world of business. Leadership is an important function of management which helps to maximize efficiency and to achieve organizational goals. Indians like Shailesh Dash have occupied every strata in the field of Business in the middle-east. They have been successful in establishing numerous conglomerates which are giants in their own field, alternative investment in his case. The contributions of these tycoons have taken not only Indian but also foreign business markets to another level. It is now expected that there will be more like Mr. Dash who are keen to raise the level of business.

Mr.Shailesh Dash has made it big in the alternative investment sector he works in. He has moreover won two prestigious awards for contribution towards the organization in just 4 years of Al Masah’s formation, for his exceptional leadership skills and immense contribution.

His present association, Al Masah, is temporarily away from the hotel industry but has begun indulging in the food and beverage industry. Al Masah is one of the fastest growing alternative investment and advisory firm in the MENA and SE region. Mr. Dash considers it a privilege to be working for Al Masah and his work is to reach greater heights in the near future.

Mr. Dash holds the 63rd rank, in the list of the Indian business men working in the Middle East Region along with being awarded the “Outstanding Performance by an Individual Award” by the MENA Fund Manager Performance. Moreover, Mr. Dash has further experience in alternative investments including private equity and real estate, corporate finance advisory, and research. He now serves as a Director of Al Najah Education, Al Masah Capital Limited and Healthcare MENA Limited. Moreover, he is the Chairman of Diamond Lifestyle Limited.

 “Middle East Business Leadership- Investment Sector” and “Global Visionary CEO of the Year” (2014) Award Winner Shailesh Dash has an experience of 20 years in the alternative investment sector. Shailesh Dash was also ranked among the 50 most influential person list in the regional financial services industry and has served the board for over 12 companies. His company, Al Masah Capital has become an industry leading company with 53 employees and offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Singapore. Dash was the Managing Partner at Global Capital Management Ltd. and served as a Senior Vice President of Strategic Investments Group at Global Investment House KSCC. He also served as its Head of Alternative Investments.

Mr. Dash has been able to break numerous records and it is believed that he will reach out to higher milestones in no time.  Al Masah Capital has raised more than $1bn across multiple asset classes with particular focus on healthcare, education, food & beverage and logistics. He will take Al Masah to greater level in the near future.

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