Our Team

Karim Hajjali

Chief Executive Officer
Karim has over 15 years of extensive and successful leadership experience with a diverse international franchising background in F&B.
As CEO and Board Member of Food Quest, Karim has been recognised for his outstanding contributions to the industry. He was featured in the Caterer Middle East Power 50 list in 2020, 2022 and 2023. In 2023, he received the Executive Of The Year award from the Global Excellence Assembly in New York, and most recently, he was bestowed with the title of Tastemaker of the Year at the Caterer Awards 2023.

Jonathan Harris

Chief Financial Officer
Jonathan is a successful operational CFO with over 30 years of international experience in food, FMCG, luxury and B2B. His notable achievements include strategy development and implementation, improving financial performance and control, mergers and acquisitions/ disposals, implementing computer partnership and partnership negotiations.

Corporate Leadership Team

Mohamed Hashem
Group Human Resources Director
Loay Farhat
Head of Supply Chain
Shazia Ali
Legal Advisor
Alexandra Mamonova
Marketing Manager

Leisure Quest Corporate Team

Emmanouil Loannou
TATEL, TOTÓ & La Camera! By TOTÓ - Dubai, UAE
General Manager
Batiste Legland
VILLA TATEL - Marbella, Spain
General Manager
Angelo Santi
TOTÓ Head Chef
Vincenzo Palermo
TOTÓ Speciality Pizzaiolo
Alejandro Maestro Villayandre
TATEL Head Chef
Nikola Lemic
Bar Manager
Aleksandar Vucic
Security Manager