Ksenia Kolesnikova
Senior Partner for Key Investors
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With over eight years at Tranio, Kseniya has grown from a sales manager to head of the company’s Dubai office. She was the driving force behind establishing and developing Tranio’s Middle East division into what it is today. Since 2022, she has been based in Dubai, where she built a structured business covering the UAE, Qatar, Oman, and Saudi Arabia. In 2025, she chose to step away from management and take on the role of Senior Partner for Key Investors, focusing on working with major clients and managing their portfolios.
Career
- Since 2025 — Senior Partner for Key Investors at Tranio.
- 2022–2025 — Head of Sales for the Middle East (UAE, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia).
- Before 2022 — spent four years managing transactions in Europe (Athens, Barcelona, and other markets).
- Has been with Tranio her entire professional career — her first and only company.
Education
- Degree in International Relations.
- Degree in Logistics.
- Fluent in English and Spanish.
Expertise
- Building and leading sales teams.
- Developing training, motivation, and onboarding systems.
- Deep knowledge of the Middle East property market (UAE, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia).
- Negotiating and closing high-value transactions.
- Structuring complex investment projects.
- Managing investor portfolios, including clients with dozens of properties.
Kseniya is a regular speaker at webinars, industry exhibitions, and conferences. In 2023, she initiated Tranio’s joint roadshow format with banks, significantly expanding audience reach and attracting new investors. In her public presentations, she analyzes Middle Eastern markets, reviews financial models, and outlines exit strategies. Today, she leads and structures complex deals in the UAE and Saudi Arabia with international clients.
Personal
- Based in Dubai since 2022, which she considers the best vantage point to track global investment trends and translate them into client strategies.
- Passionate about tennis and golf, which she sees as extensions of her professional philosophy: strategy, focus, and playing the long game.
- Colleagues note her rare combination of strategic vision and the ability to bring even the most complex projects and deals to completion.
Source: «Dubai healthcare for expats in 2026», 25 Sep. 2026If you wish to be able to communicate with your doctor in English or in any other language, then you can look for the contacts and addresses of clinics with such employees both on medical websites and on the Internet forums in your language.
Most foreign language speaking doctors of various specialties work in Dubai: general practitioners, specialised physicians and surgeons, dentists and paediatricians. Many local doctors have studied at foreign universities, so they can communicate with patients in different languages.
Source: «UAE residence permit: processing time and fees in 2026», 25 Sep. 2026While the UAE does not have formal classifications for «residence permits» or «permanent residence», a residence visa serves as the equivalent and can be renewed indefinitely.
Source: «Exploring Oman's Office Real Estate Market: A Client's Perspective», 21 Feb. 2025This development is not just competitive — it is virtually the only viable choice for major tenants prioritising prestige and workplace quality. Businesses will be compelled to choose this project due to the lack of comparable alternatives.
Source: «Exploring Oman's Office Real Estate Market: A Client's Perspective», 21 Feb. 2025The trust built through our previous transaction enabled an open and transparent dialogue, allowing us to refine investment details and discuss the long-term prospects of the asset.
Source: «Benefits of Buying Property in UAE in 2026», 22 March 2024The growing number of tourists is boosting the emirate’s economy and infrastructure in popular areas, as well as driving demand for short-term rentals and properties in the city’s tourist centres.
Source: «Instalment plans for real estate in Dubai: profitable schemes with examples», 15 June 2023Most UAE banks agree to a mortgage when the project is 80% ready. The amount of the project cost covered by mortgages for foreigners usually does not exceed 50%. So the last instalment payments, up to 50% of the cost, can be made on credit.
Source: «Spain vs. Portugal: the definitive guide for overseas property investors», 07 July 2020There are bargain new-build homes on the Spanish market, for example in Costa Blanca. A hefty supply of off-plan properties here is driven by extensive new development along the coast and vibrant competition among developers.
Spain is one of the best countries for a foreigner to obtain an affordable mortgage.
Source: «Spain vs. Portugal: the definitive guide for overseas property investors», 07 July 2020The Portuguese golden visa is available for both the applicant and their family. It allows visa-free travel within all EU countries and unlimited stay in Portugal.
However, the Golden Visa Programme will close in major cities, such as Lisbon and Porto, and some coastal areas of Portugal at the end of 2020, so applicants looking to invest here should hurry up.
Source: «Spain vs. Portugal: the definitive guide for overseas property investors», 07 July 2020Portugal has the lowest cost of living in Western Europe. Expats with earnings on par with other Europeans find that food, utilities, medicine, and education are cheaper here.
For example, it would cost two people €20–30 to eat out at a restaurant in Portugal, whereas a restaurant meal for two in Spain would be at least €40.
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