Ian Marsh (CFA)

Ian Marsh is Chairman of the Think Group, specialists in residential tourism in the Middle East. Winners of the OPP award 2008 Best Partnership Program for African Real Estate.

Mr. Marsh has been engaged at the public policy level over the past few years, advising on various aspects of property development and ownership legislation in the Middle East and Africa.

He is responsible for the foreign ownership policies in Egypt for expatriating UK, Europe and Russian citizens for the purposes of property acquisition. Ian’s Think Group has been the key driver for foreign property ownership in North Africa, and he has designed and directed the policy implementation with the Egyptian authorities, opening the entire region to developers and agents.

Mr. Marsh is a Board Member Director of Golden Five Group of Mixed-use Resorts with 150 retail outlets across Egypt incorporating 8 hotels with over 3,000 rooms catering predominantly for the Russian and Eastern European sectors.

Mr. Marsh is a significant investor in Cairo and Red Sea property, as well as being Chairman of ERTDA – The Egyptian Residential Tourism Development Authority.

Predominantly involved with financial institutions in the UK, Singapore and Bangkok with Allianz Desdner for over 35 years, Mr. Marsh held regional positions with Zurich Life and Royal Life (part of Royal Sun Alliance) in regards to product delivery channels, sales, distribution, lending and private wealth investments, completing his career at Royal as Head of Pensions.

Ian also served as Chief of Business Development for Acquisitions / Integration for the third largest IFA in the UK (subsequently AXA).

Mr. Marsh is the Chairman of the City Regeneration Trust part of the UK Housing Charity, a Director of The Institute of Financial Planning and Consultant to American Express.

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