Business Development Real Estate

Lior Azulay

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Experienced in senior management and global business development (CEO, VP, Chairman), real estate

(construction and infrastructure), mining, agriculture, and technology, including 9 years of C-level management experience in global companies. Proven experience in international and local business development while increasing EBITDA and increasing sales turnover. Fundraising and working with investors. Work Experience:

2024-present: Executive Vice President – Preston Building Partners LLC Houston TX

• Collaborating with the CEO and other executives to define and implement the company's long-term strategic vision and goals.

• Providing strategic insights, identify growth opportunities, and guide the Development of new business strategies.

• Overseeing day-to-day operations, ensuring effective implementation of business plans and objectives.

• Streamlining processes, optimizing resource allocation, and driving operational efficiency across departments.

• Monitoring financial performance and budgets, making strategic decisions to ensure financial health and growth.

• Analyzing financial data to drive cost reduction, revenue growth, and overall profitability.

• Leading negotiations and strategic discussions to drive successful business expansion.

• Building and mentoring high-performing teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability.

• Providing guidance and mentorship to department heads and senior managers.

• Cultivating and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, including clients, investors, partners, and industry leaders.

• Representing the company at industry events, conferences, and networking opportunities. 2021-2024: CEO - Eshkolot settlement.

Responsibility for the settlement's budget xx million and its management, the settlement's ongoing activities and its success, development and leadership of the settlement's strategies.

• Identifying opportunities while ensuring annual growth and maintaining profitability (by 22%).

• Experience in managing non-profits and cooperative societies.

• Management and motivation of the settlement's 28 employees.

• Carrying out all phases of projects for water infrastructures, electricity infrastructures, solar, aquaculture and more.

• Working with various parties in the council such as: the head of the council, the general director of the council, engineering, environmental quality and other service providers.

•Leading projects for the settlement (development of the new neighborhood and expansion, construction of a cemetery, new businesses).

•Planning, construction and budget management, working against cash flow.

•Responsibilities within the position: the field of infrastructure: electricity, sewage and roads. The activity of the business sector includes dealing with statutory bodies, RMI, tax authorities, planning and construction committees, government ministries, the local authority. Representation of the settlement with external bodies. Representative on boards of directors. 2016-2021: CEO - L.A.O Real Estate Group LTD Entrepreneurship, construction, infrastructure and Technology in IL and the USA.

Lead the company's operations (48 employees), development and leadership of construction and infrastructure strategies, sale and marketing of over 150 properties valued at xxx million USD. Identify new markets and opportunities while ensuring growth (by 36%) and maintaining the company's profitability. Experience in residential and industrial management holdings, which includes renting, operating the physical structure and dealing with the authorities, repairs, improving the structure and more. Experience in recruiting Capital for investments overseas by qualified investors- More than 5 M$.

• Expansion into new markets in Residential, Commercial, Industrial Real Estate & Land in USA and IL.

• Marketing and sales of projects, management of sales-people, digital management in residential and commercial real estate in the USA and Israel.

• Acquaintances with Family Office companies in Houston Texas, USA and local capitalists.

• Building annual and multi-year work plans while defining KPI's for the various departments.

• Working with large financial entities to purchase land/buildings/yielding assets.

• Rich experience in the USA with management companies, construction companies, yielding multifamily residential and commercial real estate, lawyers, title companies, local brokers, appraisers, inspectors, CPA - international taxation and more.

• Experience in residential and industrial management holdings, which includes renting, operating the physical structure and dealing with the authorities, repairs, improving the structure.

• Initiate construction projects in the USA by collaborating with a local construction company.

• Experience in commercial buildings with Maintenance/Facilities Managers and Operations Managers while providing structural/engineering solutions as well as technological proposals to optimize the building's energy.

• Development and management of regular interfaces with the board of directors, regulatory bodies and the company's customers.

2016-2021: Chairman at O.A Investments Group

As Chairman, I am responsible for leading the Board of Directors, working closely with the CEO, financial sector, management and shareholders.

My main focus is on the company’s strategic aspects, including setting high governance standards, while maintaining close and personal relationships with key customers.

• Implementation of the company's vision and its expression in operative and strategic steps.

• Management responsibility for the economic areas in accordance with the company's organizational structure. • Gathering resources from relevant external parties.

• Control of compliance with the goals / objectives / budget of the department managers.

• Management of the board of directors and responsibility for its activities. 2013-2016: VP - A.R.S. Engineering Mining Solutions - Africa and Central Asia, Engineering and infrastructure solutions in the world of mines

Developed and executed the go-to-market sales and marketing strategy to produce profitable revenue growth in DRC of Congo, Zambia, Namibia, West and north Africa regions and central Asia. – for more than $10M

• Identified adjacent markets and opportunities, managed existing portfolio to drive growth by 25%.

• Providing engineering solutions and building infrastructure for mines.

• Leading a global team of 25 sales personnel managing worldwide activities.

• Leading business development activities that result in expansion to new markets in Africa and Asia and closing deals of $ 3 million in the second year.

• Formulating the strategy of the business unit by expanding into gold, uranium and copper mines.

• Provided local support and knowledge of products and applications to local sales organizations and distributors.

Conferences in Israel and abroad:

2022 – "The Real Estate City", an international conference for real estate, engineering and design May 2021 - Real Estate Investing for Entrepreneurs - Houston TX. July 2019 - Annual AREN Conference which will be held at the Marriott Marquis in downtown Houston. February 2018 - Real Estate and Real Estate Entrepreneurs Conference, University of Texas. August 2017 - World uranium conference in cooperation with SAIMM and ALTA in Namibia, Africa. May 2015 - World Agriculture Congress in collaboration with the world's most advanced companies in water treatment and fruit / vegetable technologies in Baku, Azerbaijan. April 2015 – The 19th International Agricultural Exhibition and Conference- Tel Aviv Education:

2024: M.B.A. in Executive Business.

2019: B.A in Management and Logistics.

2017: Directors Course and PMP Certificate, Technion, Haifa Additional Highlights

Multi-Cultural Exposure: Thailand, Israel, Europe, USA (TX) and West and north Africa Languages: Hebrew: Mother Tongue, English: High-Level

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