21. Mohamed Ahmed Awadalla, chief executive officer, Time Hotels Management LLC

Mohamed Ahmed Awadalla drives significant revenue and pipeline growth for home-grown hotel brand Time Hotels Management. The UAE-headquartered company has eight hotels in its pipeline throughout the Middle East, all of which are set to open by Q4 2018. The company is also planning to extend its footprint to Ajman and Fujairah in the UAE, followed by Saudi Arabia before the end of Q4 2018.

Story continues below
Advertisement