Omar has more than two decades of experience in real estate and finance, with expertise spanning investment origination, deal structuring, due diligence, valuations, and asset management. He has been a member of Castellana’s Management Team since its establishment in 2017 and has overseen retail real estate transactions in Iberia with an aggregate value exceeding €1,7 billion over the past seven years.

Prior to joining Castellana Properties Socimi, S.A., Omar served as Head of Investments at Vukile Property Fund in Johannesburg, where he was responsible for direct acquisitions and M&A. His earlier career includes positions at Investec Bank and the Public Investment Corporation (PIC).

Omar holds an MSc in Real Estate Finance and Investment from the University of Reading.

Leigh has been a senior transactor in the Real Estate Investment Banking team at Rand Merchant Bank for more than two decades. Rand Merchant Bank is a division of FirstRand Bank Limited, a major South African financial services provider and the country's largest financial services group.

Leigh has been involved in and concluded numerous complex local and offshore property related transactions. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree and is a Chartered Accountant (South Africa).

With more than 20 years’ experience in real estate asset management, corporate finance and financial management, Laurence began his career in auditing at Fisher Hoffman (PKF) from 1996 to 1999. In 2000, he joined Grant Thornton in Johannesburg, where he worked as a senior corporate finance consultant for 3 years. In 2003, he joined Hyprop Investments Limited, where he held the position as CFO until 2018. Hyprop is a retail focused Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). During his time at Hyprop, Laurence was involved extensively in various aspects of property asset management, debt capital markets and local and international deal structuring.

He chaired the Accounting and JSE Committee of the South African REIT Association, served on its Executive Committee and was instrumental in publishing the first best practice recommendations (BPR) for the South African REIT sector. In 2019, Laurence joined Vukile Property Fund Limited (Vukile) as CFO. Vukile, also a retail focused REIT listed on the JSE, is the major shareholder of Castellana Socimi SA.