{"id":20822,"date":"2023-02-09T15:02:44","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T15:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/lists\/?page_id=20822"},"modified":"2023-02-09T15:02:44","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T15:02:44","slug":"alison-grinnell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/lists\/top-100-most-powerful-businesswomen-2023\/alison-grinnell\/","title":{"rendered":"Alison Grinnell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container white-container max-width-1100 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: 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fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one list_title\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;color:#d00436;\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n  @media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {\n    .custom_line_height{\n      line-height: 40px !important;\n    }\n  }\n\n<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"title-heading-left custom_line_height\" style=\"margin:0;color:#d00436;\"><span class=\"custom_rank\">64. <\/span><span class=\"list_entry_title\">Alison Grinnell <\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n<\/h1><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-2{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category4\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n  .properties_title {\n    color: black;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    font-size: 20px;\n    font-family: 'Euclid';\n}\n\n.custom-spk-value-new {\n    font-family: \"Euclid\" !important;\n    font-size: 17px !important;\n    color: black;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><span class=\"properties_title\">Company: <\/span><span class=\"custom-spk-value-new\">RAK Hospitality Holding<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category4\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n  .properties_title {\n    color: black;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    font-size: 20px;\n    font-family: 'Euclid';\n}\n\n.custom-spk-value-new {\n    font-family: \"Euclid\" !important;\n    font-size: 17px !important;\n    color: black;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><span class=\"properties_title\">Title: <\/span><span class=\"custom-spk-value-new\"> CEO<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-4{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category4\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n  .properties_title {\n    color: black;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    font-size: 20px;\n    font-family: 'Euclid';\n}\n\n.custom-spk-value-new {\n    font-family: \"Euclid\" !important;\n    font-size: 17px !important;\n    color: black;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><span class=\"properties_title\">Nationality: <\/span><span class=\"custom-spk-value-new\">British<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-5{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category4\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n  .properties_title {\n    color: black;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    font-size: 20px;\n    font-family: 'Euclid';\n}\n\n.custom-spk-value-new {\n    font-family: \"Euclid\" !important;\n    font-size: 17px !important;\n    color: black;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><span class=\"properties_title\">Sector: <\/span><span class=\"custom-spk-value-new\">Hotels and Hospitality<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.7;letter-spacing:0.01em 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