LeadershipFounders · Senior team

The senior team responsible for Alyon Management's engagements.

The Alyon Management leadership team is hands-on by design. The same people who structure an engagement are involved in its delivery.

Managing Partner

Sameer Ali

Sameer Ali brings over a decade of experience conceptualizing, building, and operating large-format entertainment and leisure venues across the UAE and GCC.

He has led the development and launch of multiple category-defining, large-scale leisure concepts in the UAE and the MENA region, including Flip Out Trampoline Arenas, Xstrike, Woo-Hoo, and City Challenge — the world’s first Manchester City Football Club-branded interactive venue experience. His industry expertise spans trampoline parks, combat simulation, immersive technology & gamification, indoor adventure, VR/AR and edutainment formats.

Sameer co-founded Immersive Experiences, the region’s first dedicated entertainment and leisure investment fund, where he oversaw platform strategy, IP development, franchising structures, and venue-level monetization frameworks across flagship venues in the UAE.

A graduate of the Richard Ivey School of Business, he began his career in investment banking, advising on technology transactions exceeding US$3.5 billion in aggregate value.

Managing Partner

Zohaib Ali

Zohaib Ali leads commercial strategy, developer partnerships, and operating performance across the company’s entertainment and leisure portfolio, with a focus on revenue growth and sustainable venue performance.

Zohaib has driven the launch and growth of major entertainment concepts including Flip Out UAE, Xstrike, Woo-Hoo, and City Challenge, while negotiating and securing partnerships with leading developers and destination malls in prime retail and mixed-use developments across the UAE.

Zohaib co-founded Immersive Experiences, playing a leading role in platform structuring, concept rollout, project execution, and operating model design across a multi-venue portfolio of flagship leisure projects.

Zohaib’s broader business experience extends across diverse verticals, including trading, real estate, and finance, giving him a broad-based perspective on business growth and value creation.

He holds an MBA from the University of Warwick and a BSc in Finance from Indiana University.

Diego Santiso

Head of Operations

Diego leads operations strategy across the Alyon Management portfolio, shaping operating structure, venue standards, team performance, and execution discipline. After building an operations background with Fortune 500 retail companies in the US, he moved to the UAE and entered the entertainment sector from the ground up. This gave him hands-on insight into every layer of venue operations, from frontline delivery to senior leadership. His work with leading indoor entertainment venues, including Bounce Inc. and Trampo Extreme, has strengthened his command of high-footfall operations, staffing, sales performance, guest experience, and daily execution.

Prasenjit Ghosh

Marketing Manager

Prasenjit leads marketing and brand execution across the Alyon Management portfolio, specializing in full-spectrum marketing efforts that drive lead generation and brand growth. His experience includes leading marketing functions for major regional brands including Cheeky Monkeys and Cinemacity, where he managed 360° campaigns across digital and offline channels.

Prasenjit has a strong track record of delivering measurable growth through performance marketing, SEO, and strategic influencer partnerships. He focuses on combining strategic planning with tactical execution to move customer behavior from awareness to loyalty across diverse entertainment formats.

Faisal Gul Hassan

Operations Manager

Faisal brings over 11 years of experience across the UAE leisure and entertainment sector, with roles at Madcap Adventure Park, City Challenge, BOUNCE Middle East, and Wadi Adventure. Born and raised in the UAE, Faisal has a strong understanding of the local market, customer expectations, and wider entertainment landscape, supported by extensive industry connections. His progression through frontline, supervisory, and venue management roles has given him hands-on expertise in daily operations, team performance, safety standards, and guest service delivery. He also brings extensive experience in stakeholder and vendor relationship management, supporting Alyon’s focus on consistent standards, disciplined execution, and reliable venue performance.