Our
Story
People & Stone is an independent real estate and hospitality development and investment company. People & Stone sources, structures, develops and manages projects for institutional, family office and UHNWI clients and investors and supports them throughout the value chain.
After more than 25 years of experience in real estate and hotel investment, Rachid Alami Sounni founded People & Stone to share in the fulfillment of a new vision of sustainable and high impact investment.
At People and Stone, we connect users to spaces thusly creating unique and sustainable experiences that pair design and functionality to create with our investors tailored environments that are perfectly aligned with the requirements of new lifestyles.
Our
Expertise
Our knowledge and strong command of institutional investment processes allows us to provide our investors with tailor-made support for their projects.
With the backing of our partners, we have developed a specialized and diversified network with more than 6 billion MAD of investments to our credit.
We create club deals for specific projects or to search for co-investors. Our deal flow is always evolving allowing us to offer investments that are perfectly in line with our investors' expectations.
Our
story
People & Stone is an independent real estate and hospitality development and investment company. People & Stone sources, structures, develops and manages projects for institutional, family office and UHNWI clients and investors and supports them throughout the value chain.
After more than 25 years of experience in real estate and hotel investment, Rachid Alami Sounni founded People & Stone to share in the fulfillment of a new vision of sustainable and high impact investment.
At People and Stone, we connect users to spaces thusly creating unique and sustainable experiences that pair design and functionality to create with our investors tailored environments that are perfectly aligned with the requirements of new lifestyles.
Our
Expertise
Our knowledge and strong command of institutional investment processes allows us to provide our investors with tailor-made support for their projects.
With the backing of our partners, we have developed a specialized and diversified network with more than 6 billion MAD of investments to our credit.
We create club deals for specific projects or to search for co-investors. Our deal flow is always evolving allowing us to offer investments that are perfectly in line with our investors' expectations.
Our
Team
Before launching People & Stone, Mr. Alami Sounni was CEO for 9 years of of Alhif Management, one of the leading fund management companies in Morocco specialized in hotel development. Prior to this experience, Mr. Alami Sounni Rachid was the Investment Director of Colony Capital in Morocco, spearheading a 660$ million resort development for 2 years.
Mr. Alami Sounni joined BMCE Group , Group in December 2003 as Senior Asset Manager to participate in the creation of Actif Capital, the first investment fund specialized in real estate in Morocco.
Three years later, he was promoted to the position of CEO of Actif Management, a subsidiary specialized in real estate and hotel development. In 2000, Mr. Alami Sounni created BATI CONCEPT, a company specialized in project management assistance and advice to investors. After studying at ESTP and ISTBTP where he obtained an engineering degree, Mr Alami Sounni completed his university studies with a master's degree specialized in project management and real estate management at ESTP.
Mr Alami Sounni is also a founding member of Morocco’s National Association of Tourist Investors (ANIT).
Rachid Alami Souni
Founder
An engineer , by training who started his career in a leading company in real estate project management, Mr. RAHMOUN Youssef has participatedfor more than 13 years in the management of various hotel development operations throughout the Kingdom (Accord, Baccarat, HYATT ...).
in the management of various hotel development operations throughout the Kingdom (Accord, Baccarat, HYATT ...). passion for the job and the resilience to face its many challenges: project management, operation management, with environmental quality requirements, energy, accessibility standards, health and comfort, while controlling costs, deadlines, budget, in the control of contracts, risks and insurance.
Youssef found the perfect fit within the People & Stone family and strengthened the team with his strong skills, transversal approaches and attention to details. At the same time, Youssef completed his skills in the building industry by acquiring knowledge in sustainable construction (HQE Referent Certification) and reinforced his knowledge in Corporate Finance (ICCF® - HEC Paris).
Youssef Rahmoun
Investment director
Youssef Rahmoun
Investment director
Zakaria SADIK, is an auditor and Engineer in Energy and Environment. , He manages an environmental and energy consulting firm for resilient and sustainable buildings and urban spaces and teaches in architecture schools in Rabat and Casablanca. Mr. Sadik and is the former president and advisor of the He manages an environmental and energy consulting firm for resilient and sustainable buildings and urban spaces and teaches in architecture schools in Rabat and Casablanca. Mr. Sadik and is the former president and advisor of the Council, Zakaria has a strong command of the use and creation of all concrete levers necessary to promote healthy and comfortable living and working spaces at a low economic and environmental cost.
Passionate about Bioclimatic architecture and a certified Passive House Designer, he advises project owners from villas to high-rise buildings in the efficiency and common standards of sustainable construction. With an experience that covers France, Morocco and West Africa, Zakaria is aware of the importance of the local context, issues and future challenges in choosing solutions adapted to the local culture.
During his professional career, Zakaria has held responsibilities within a public project owner in France, in a multidisciplinary design office, an international control office before landing in a human-sized firm of engineers, architects and urban planners who support Zakaria in his daily missions.
Zakaria Sadik
Partner
Philippe Gauguier is a founding partner of In Extenso Tourism, Culture & Hospitality, launched in 1995. With a background in hotel management and solid experience in the various departments of a hotel, he managed the development and operational launch of a French hotel chain, before dedicating his efforts to consulting
In addition to the hotel industry, which remains his field of choice, he is involved in the different phases of development of various touristic components, whether it be health tourism (thermals, thalassotherapy or SPA), golf, casino and finally business tourism. From a career as a marketing analyst, he quickly evolved towards an expertise in property valuation, as a member of RICS.
A man of the field, he manages all organization related missions and reviews of the respect of the principles of internal control and the drafting of operating procedures. He shares his activity between francophone Africa and France, with numerous missions, for more than 20 years, on the entire Moroccan territory, of which he is particularly fond of.
Philippe Gauguier
Senior Advisor
Wiam SAMIR is an engineer and project manager with proven experience in sustainable development. She has developed her international professional network through her involvement with NGOs such as the Morocco Green Building Council. After an experience in a renowned control office and the management of the LEED certification of the first IGH in Morocco (CFC First Tower).
Wiam Samir was called upon to support developers of various ranges of projects. She manages a diverse portfolio ranging from hotels and palaces to high-rise office buildings and residential units, in addition to Morocco’s largest university campus.
A stickler for detail and a visionary, Wiam advises her clients on the various improvements of built environments. The various professional accreditations she holds are a testament her skills: HQE, LEED, WELL, Edge and BREEAM. Her passion for sustainable development bloomed during her academic years, she holds a master's degree in "Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment" from the University of Cambridge, which she obtained with honors for her research work on zero-carbon housing in England. This master's degree completed her training in Engineering and Management at Al Akhawayn University and the University of Washington in Seattle.
Wiam SAMIR
Partner
Notre
Équipe
Rachid Alami Souni
Founder
Before launching People & Stone,
Mr. Alami Sounni was CEO for 9 years of of Alhif Management, one of the leading fund management companies in Morocco specialized in hotel development.
Prior to this experience, Mr. Alami Sounni Rachid was the Investment Director of Colony Capital in Morocco, spearheading a
660$ million resort development for 2 years.
Mr. Alami Sounni joined BMCE Group in December 2003 as Senior Asset Manager to participate in the creation of Actif Capital, the first investment fund specialized in real estate in Morocco. Three years later, he was promoted to the position of CEO of Actif Management, a subsidiary specialized in real estate and hotel development. In 2000,Mr. Alami Sounni created BATI CONCEPT a company specialized in project management assistance and advice to investors. After studying at ESTP and ISTBTP where he obtained an engineering degree, Mr Alami Sounni completed his university studies with a master's degree specialized in project management and real estate management at ESTP. Mr Alami Sounni is also a founding member of Morocco’s National Association of Tourist Investors (ANIT).
Youssef Rahmoun
Investment
director
An engineer by training who started his career , in a leading company in real estate project management, Mr. RAHMOUN Youssef has participated for more than 13 years in the management of various hotel development operations throughout the Kingdom (Accord, Baccarat, HYATT ...).
Youssef quickly acquired a taste for his environment and realized that success comes with a passion for the job and the resilience to face its many challenges: project management, operation management, with environmental quality requirements, energy, accessibility standards, health and comfort, while controlling costs, deadlines, budget, in the control of contracts, risks and insurance.
Youssef found the perfect fit within the People & Stone family and strengthened the team with his strong skills, transversal approaches and attention to details. At the same time, Youssef completed his skills in the building industry by acquiring knowledge in sustainable construction (HQE Referent Certification) and reinforced his knowledge in Corporate Finance (ICCF® - HEC Paris).
Zakaria Sadik
Partner
Zakaria SADIK, is an auditor and Engineer in Energy and Environment., He manages an environmental and energy consulting firm for resilient and sustainable buildings and urban spaces and teaches in architecture schools in Rabat and Casablanca. Mr. Sadik and is the former president and advisor of the NGO Morocco Green Building Council. , Zakaria has a strong command of the use and creation of all concrete levers necessary to promote healthy and comfortable living and working spaces at a low economic and environmental cost.
Passionate about Bioclimatic architecture and a certified Passive House Designer, he advises project owners from villas to high-rise buildings in the efficiency and common standards of sustainable construction. With an experience that covers France, Morocco and Africa, Zakaria is aware of the importance of the local context, issues and future challenges in choosing solutions adapted to the local culture. During his professional career, Zakaria has held responsibilities within a public project owner in France, in a multidisciplinary design office, an international control office before landing in a human-sized firm of engineers, architects and urban planners who support Zakaria in his daily missions.
Philippe Gauguier
Senior Advisor
Philippe Gauguier is a founding partner of In Extenso Tourism, Culture & Hospitality, launched in 1995. With a background in hotel management and solid experience in the various departments of a hotel, he managed the development and operational launch of a French hotel chain,
before dedicating his efforts to consulting. In addition to the hotel industry, which remains his field of choice, he is involved in the different phases of development of various touristic components, whether it be health tourism (thermals, thalassotherapy or SPA), golf, casino and finally business tourism. From a career as a marketing analyst, he quickly evolved towards an expertise in property valuation, as a of RICS. A man of the field, he manages all organization related missions and reviews of the respect of the principles of internal control and the drafting of operating procedures. He shares his activity between Africa and France, with numerous missions, for more 20 years, on the entire Moroccan territory, of which he is particularly fond of.
Wiam SAMIR
Partner
Wiam SAMIR is an engineer and project manager with proven experience in sustainable development. She has developed her international professional network through her involvement with NGOs such as the Morocco Green Building Council.. After an experience in a renowned control office and the management of the LEED certification of the first IGH in Morocco (CFC First Tower),
Wiam Samir was called upon to support developers of various ranges of projects. She manages a diverse portfolio ranging from hotels and palaces to high-rise office buildings and residential units, in addition to ’s largest university campus. A stickler for detail and a visionary, Wiam advises her clients on the various improvements of built environments. The various professional accreditations she holds are a testament her skills: , LEED, WELL, Edge and BREEAM. Her passion for sustainable development bloomed during her academic years, she holds a 's degree in "Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment" from the University of Cambridge, which she obtained with honors for her research work on zero-carbon housing in England. This master's degree completed her training in Engineering and Management at Al Akhawayn University and the University of Washington in Seattle.
Our
values
Humane / For the people
People are at the center of our concerns.
Our objective is above all to ensure the well-being and safety of the end-users of the projects we develop as well as evaluate their social impact.
Integrity
We are sticklers for rules of governance and ethics at all stages of the chain of value creation. Our performance culture is consistent with best practices.
Sustainability
We believe in continuing to evolve without compromising the future. Working with honesty and sensitivity towards nature and the environment is the responsible and only approach though it remains insufficient. A holistic approach to the user's needs allows the project to be connected to its environment.
Bold
We accept challenges and overcome difficult situations. In our constant search for new solutions, we encourage creativity and innovative initiatives for a better collective performance.