Danish is an artist, writer, speaker and entrepreneur. He is one of the youngest start-up entrepreneurs in the Middle East and is Chairman of investment boutique Xisché Holdings Limited, a privately-held group of wholly-owned and joint-venture companies.
He is the founding director of hybrid consulting boutique Xische & Co. in Dubai, New York and Kuala Lumpur. His other business interests include X2, a specialist emerging technology company, and interior design studio Variäre UK. A property investment firm Xische Estates, and business incubator Eleven Sixty Co. are also ventures in his investment portfolio.
He founded new media agency 13thStudios in August 2001, which was then acquired by a multinational group of companies in the UK in early 2004. He transformed the core team of the studio into a highly niche agency called Xisché Studios in Dubai. In 2005, he launched Xische in New York. He has responsible for the company’s brand strategy, global marketing and creative vision, and now sits on the board as Non-Executive Chairman.
Danish has consulted for several companies including Emirates Airlines & Giorgio Armani, and produced ventures for clients such as BMW, Hydra Properties and the Government of Dubai. He has been one of the founding consultants for the Dubai International Film Festival and is an active jury member of the International Advertising Awards for the Kuwait University Business School.
He currently serves as a director on the boards of Xische & Co., Variäre UK, and Eleven Sixty Co.
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