Richard Mackay

Richard Mackay is VP Pre-Opening & Lifestyle at Kerten Hospitality, with over 20 years of international experience and more than 60 hospitality openings worldwide. Born and raised in Saudi Arabia, he has witnessed the Kingdom’s remarkable evolution first hand, shaping his passion for contributing to its hospitality future

Richard’s global career spans the Middle East, Europe, Russia and the USA, across hospitality, F&B, concepts, partnerships and pre openings. His passion lies in bringing international experience to life through concepts that connect with their location, culture and community.

Today, Richard heads up Pre-Openings at Kerten Hospitality, the global lifestyle hospitality group known for creating purpose-driven, community centric destinations with its owners and partners.