HBA Partner Rahul Shankhwalker expands role to Dubai MENA,
strenghtening HBA's Middle East leadership team
Rahul Shankhwalker as Partner, HBA Dubai
HBA (Hirsch Bedner Associates), the world’s leading hospitality design firm, has announced that Rahul Shankhwalker, Partner, will expand his role to Dubai as part of the firm’s continued investment in the Middle East. The move strengthens HBA’s senior regional leadership team and reinforces the firm’s long-term commitment to the region’s rapidly evolving hospitality, residential and lifestyle sectors.
Rahul will work closely with Andrew Moore, Partner & President, Middle East & KSA, and Vincent Tiberghien, Partner and Vice President of Development, adding senior design leadership and cross-disciplinary expertise as HBA enters its next phase of regional growth.
With more than 25 years of international experience spanning hospitality, residential and mixed-use design, Rahul joins Dubai from HBA Singapore, where he has led architecture and interior design projects across Asia-Pacific and beyond. His global perspective, multidisciplinary design experience and long-standing partnership with HBA will further strengthen the Dubai studio’s ability to deliver experience-driven projects that evoke emotion, foster human connection and create long-term value for clients.
