Mr. Faysal Al Zarooni, Chairman – Mr. Al Zarooni is a member of one of the oldest and most established UAE families and the oldest son of Mr. Abdul Karim Al Zarooni. Mr. Al Zarooni’s immediate family has become one of the largest owners of commercial and residential real estate in Dubai, along with several holdings internationally. Mr. Al Zarooni’s extended family has exclusive agencies for several of the worlds leading brands for the Region. After graduating from the United States, Mr. Al Zarooni decided to diversify the families interests into several new emerging sectors. In early 2000, Mr. Al Zarooni took his passion for automobiles (Mr. Al Zarooni has an enviable collection of some of the most exotic cars in the world) and leveraged that to establish an automotive sales and trading business. Today House Motors is one of the best known brands in the UAE for quality automobiles and sells both Nationally and Internationally. In 2001, Mr. Al Zarooni took an interest in a U.S. based technology company called EssTec, Inc. which in 2003 was acquired by a U.S. Public listed company called Alpha Virtual, Inc. Immediately after the acquisition, Mr. Al Zarooni was nominated and elected the Chairman of the Board for Alpha Virtual. As a result of this nomination, Mr. Al Zarooni became one of the first Emiratee Nationals to become the Chairman of a U.S. public listed company.
