Meet Our Management Team

Rabea Ataya

Founder and CEO
Rabea Ataya

Rabea Ataya is the Founder and CEO of Bayt.com, which was launched in Dubai in 2000 at Dubai Internet City. Rabea is also a founder and has served in leadership roles in vFairs, YallaMotor, Talentera, AfterHire, Mumzworld, Gonabit, and InfoFort.

Rabea graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science in Engineering Economic Systems.

Akram Assaf

Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
Akram Assaf

Akram is responsible for directing technology strategy, software development, and product delivery at Bayt.com.

Prior to co-founding Bayt.com, Akram had worked in consulting at Oracle and Andersen Consulting where he led the design, development and delivery of enterprise solutions to leading corporations and Middle Eastern governments.

Akram is a graduate of Jordan University with a BSc in Computer Science.

Nauman A. Mian

Chief Financial Officer
Nauman A. Mian

Nauman’s role involves defining the strategic direction and developing expansion plans at Bayt.com and its group entities. He is responsible for financial planning, setting KPIs across the organization, risk-management, and handling local regulatory and tax compliances across multiple geographies.

Nauman also holds multiple honorary positions including being elected as a Global Council member of ACCA. He is also a member of Global Tax Forum and Accountants in Businesses Forum. He was listed among the most influential CFOs in GCC by Khaleej Times.

Nauman is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a fellow member of Chartered Certified Accountants and is a Certified Internal Auditor

Ola Haddad

Director of Human Resources
Ola Haddad

Ola leads the Human Resources department at Bayt.com. She brings to her role over 17 years of experience in HR and Operations.

During her long career with Bayt.com, Ola has held a variety of positions in the organization. Today, her key responsibilities include formulating and executing Human Resources strategies and overseeing the organizational performance management process with the leadership team.

Ola has a Master’s degree in Marketing Management from the German Jordanian University.