Interview with Nakheel's CEO, Chris O'Donnell

Chris O'Donnell, chief executive officer of Nakheel, joined the company in June 2006 from the Investa Property Group in his native Australia.

As Investa's managing director, he grew the firm from an $Aus800m ($704m) business in 2001 to an $Aus 6.2bn business in 2006. During this time he led the firm through a number of key deals including a hostile takeover of Principal Office Fund worth $Aus 1.9bn in 2003 and the acquisition of Clarendon Property Group for $Aus 645m in 2005.



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