Olivier GRANET

Olivier is Managing Partner and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Kasada Capital Management, the leading independent real estate private equity platform dedicated to the hospitality sector in Africa. We are committed to generating sustainable, positive impact in the African economies and communities we invest in, while also ensuring the delivery of attractive, risk-adjusted returns for our investors. Kasada was established in 2018 with the support of two anchor L.P.s, the Qatar Investment Authority, the sovereign wealth fund of Qatar, and Accor, a global hospitality leader.

In April 2019, Kasada closed its first fund, Kasada Hospitality Fund L.P. (“Kasada”), with equity commitments of more than US$ 500 million. Kasada is currently the most active investor in the hospitality industry in Sub-Saharan Africa with a current portfolio of 20 hotels (> 3,250 keys) since its first acquisition in January 2021.  Kasada has become the largest and most active institutional investor in hospitality in the region and the solutions provider of choice.

In his last position as CEO of AccorHotels Middle East and Africa, he was responsible for the management of a portfolio of over 200 hotels across 30 countries. Prior to that he was the Chief Operating Officer of AccorHotels Middle East, and in 2017 added Africa to his remit when he became COO of Middle East and Africa. Before joining Accor, he spent 10 years within Deloitte’s Audit and Corporate Finance practice. He has over 30 years of international finance and hospitality industry experience.  

Olivier has a BA from Grenoble Institute of Political Studies (Sciences-Po Grenoble) and an executive MBA from ESSEC Business School. Olivier is French and speaks English & French.