Alex Popescu

Co-Founder @ Foundry Investments

About

Founder and CEO of AP&Co. Hospitality, an investment management company, that creates hospitality-related concepts, investment portfolios, strategy and offers consultancy services for clients within the GCC region and Europe. I have a Master's Degree in Business Management from SNSPA Bucharest, and have started working at the age of 16 in Spain. Since then, I have moved to various leadership roles and led circa 20+ hospitality ventures worldwide in Spain, Romania, UAE, KSA and India. I am a very driven individual, on a mission to challenge the status quo and create successful ventures in highly competitive markets, worldwide. My vision is to establish AP&Co. Hospitality as the most recognizable advisory in Dubai, that transforms client's visions in tangible success stories.

Country

United Arab Emirates

City

Dubai

Industry

Hospitality

Skill

Hospitality, Operations Management, Team Management, Hospitality Management, Pre-opening, Market Research, Social Media Marketing, Financial Analysis, Financial Reporting, Marketing Strategy, Digital Marketing, Operational Planning, Operational Excellence, Due Diligence, Business Development, Business Strategy, Business Process Improvement, Business Planning, Business-to-Business (B2B), Pre-opening experience

Experience

Co-Founder

Foundry Investments

2024-12 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

Founder

AP&Co. Hospitality

2023-4 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Various leadership roles

Multiple

2009-6 - 2023-11 · 14 yrs 6 mos

Europe, GCC, India

5 star luxury hotels such as Waldorf Astoria and JW Marriott Marquis Business Bay and top tier hospitality groups, culminating with a Director of Development role at Altamarea New York’s subsidiary in Dubai. Managed various assets and groups with top lines ranging from 1 to 20 mil USD and teams of 20 to 550 people. Notably, ran several Michelin Guide and World’s 50 Best recognized venues.