John Pagano

John Pagano joined the Red Sea Development as Chief Executive Officer in January 2018 and is responsible for leading the Red Sea project's development from the ground up, to create a unique luxury and environmentally sustainable international tourism destination.

Pagano brings more than 35 years of international experience in delivering large scale development projects, previously serving as President of Baha Mar Development Company Ltd. (BDMC) based in Nassau in the Bahamas, where his main duties were acquisition, master planning, project structuring, financing and asset management. He then spent over 23 years at the world-renowned Canary Wharf development in London, holding several leading Executive positions.

Before joining TRSDC, Pagano headed his own company, Old Fort Capital Investments Ltd, offering strategic advice and services to landowners, investors and developers, with a focus on large scale real estate developments.

He holds a BSc in Engineering from the University of Toronto.