Development Team
Ari Kahn, Ph.D. - Chairman & CEO
Ari Kahn is the Chairman & CEO of Great Land Holdings G.P. L.L.C., the General Partner for Great Land Holdings L.P. Ari joined Great Land Holdings after founding FatWire Software and building it into a leading multinational software company with operations in 13 countries. Ari’s experience building and managing multinational corporations enables him to create an organization at Great Land Holdings where communication across multiple locations is excellent and developments .
Ari has managed real estate investments since 2000 with properties in New York, Florida, and Belize. As an experienced investor and leader in start-up companies, Ari evaluates growth opportunities relative to risk and guides corporate investment to maximize return. Prior to FatWire, Ari was a research scientist at Hughes Research Labs. Ari holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of Chicago.
Hugh O'Brien - VP Business Development
Hugh O’Brien is the Vice President for Business Development for Great Land Holdings G.P. L.L.C. and is co-founder for Green Trees and Cayo River Valley Properties Ltd., two of the subsidiaries of GLH. Hugh has been associated with the General Partners of GLH since 2005 and joined the GLH management team in February 2008.
Hugh has worked with the Government of Belize for over 20 years, serving as a senior manager in various Government Departments and Ministries. Prior to joining GLH, Hugh served for three years as the Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of National Development in Belize, where he had responsibility and chaired committees and boards for national planning, national statistics, investment, gaming and casino operations, development concessions, export processing and commercial free zones, international financial institutions and development cooperation.
Hugh has a Masters Degree in Agronomy from the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago. He has also benefited from numerous training and on-the-job experience in personnel management and business.
Philip Hahn - Chief Vision Officer
Philip Hahn is the co-founder & Chief Vision Officer for Great Land Holdings G.P. L.L.C. Philip identified the original opportunities in Belize and was responsible for leading the design of Great Land Holding’s first two projects, Orchid Bay and Cahal Pech. Philip is responsible for architecture, strategic direction and sales.
Philip has been designing homes in Florida and throughout the Southeastern U.S. for over twenty years and is certified by the Institute of Classical Architecture. Combining his love for architecture, planning and education, Philip has served on government advisory councils as well as several association and college boards.
After several years of working with land planners and developers, Philip expanded his design business to include building and land development in Florida. In 2003, foreseeing a decline in the Florida real estate market, Philip further expanded off-shore into Belize. Philip’s more than twenty years in the Florida real estate industry provides Great Land Holdings with an experienced eye for opportunity and direction. Philip has a Bachelor of Science from Florida State University.
David Drummond - Chief Operating Officer
David Drummond is the co-founder & Chief Operating Officer for Great Land Holdings G.P. L.L.C. He is responsible for managing architecture/design processes, site infrastructure, and building construction at Orchid Bay.
Prior to founding Great Land Holdings, David led the operations for real estate developments as President of Nautilus Associates. David managed the development of St. Vincent Point, a premier gulf-front community in Florida. He also led the acquisition and development team for Thunderhorse Ranch in Arizona as well as other real estate projects.
David spent 18 years in the high-tech software service industry focused on customer service operations completing that portion of his career at FatWire Software as the Senior Vice President of Professional Services & Support. While at FatWire, his projects included JP Morgan Chase, Best Buy and Bayer product launches.
Prior to FatWire, David was the VP of Professional Services at divine software inc. and the VP of Customer Services at Eprise where he was a key member of the executive team that took Eprise public in 2000. David Drummond has a Bachelor of Science at Hope College.