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Brookfield Asset Mgmt. Appoints Hutham Olayan to Board of Directors

January 6, 2021

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. announced today the appointment of Hutham Olayan to its board of directors. Ms. Olayan is Chair of The Olayan Group, a multinational investment enterprise as well as a leading operator of businesses in Saudi Arabia, where the group originated in 1947. Ms. Olayan has decades of experience as a long-term investor in various asset classes in global markets.

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Olayan Purchases Podium Block of Chevron House, Singapore

June 30, 2020

The Olayan Group, a new entrant in the Singapore real estate market, on June 30, 2020, completed its purchase of the seven-story podium block at the base of Chevron House in Singapore’s downtown core. The 32-storey office tower is also known as 30 Raffles Place.

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First Interior Designs Announced for 550 Madison

October 22, 2019

The Olayan Group has released the first details of the interior revitalization of 550 Madison, Philip Johnson and John Burgee’s famous Postmodern icon that is being brought back to life as a boutique luxury office tower.

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Camile Saba to Succeed Robert Leary as Group CEO

July 9, 2019

In an internal promotion, The Olayan Group has named Camile Saba to succeed Robert Leary as its global chief executive officer.  The change takes effect on August 1, 2019.

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Lubna Olayan Retires as CEO of Olayan Financing Co.; Jonathan Franklin Named New CEO

April 29, 2019

Effective May 1, Lubna Olayan will retire as CEO of Olayan Financing Company (OFC), the Group’s Riyadh-based investment arm and holding company for the Middle East.  Ms. Olayan will remain a key member of the Group’s Corporate Board of Directors, Shareholders’ Board, and Olayan Family Council.  She will also continue to lead the Group’s philanthropic activities as president of the Suliman S. Olayan Foundation. Jonathan Franklin, a senior executive at OFC, will take over as the company’s new CEO, also on May 1.

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