Mar 24, 2006
A Swede ‘riding high’ in the UAE
Every morning, Kristian Petersson saddles up and goes riding at his luxurious Desert Palms home. But this avid polo player and managing director of Kinnarps Middle East office suppliers doesn’t enjoy this idyllic life because he’s lucky. He tells Lorraine Chandler that success only comes by taking risks.
I nearly get lost trying to find Kristian Petersson’s house. It’s in the middle of the desert, somewhere along the Hatta-Oman road. I start worrying if I’ll arrive at the border.
But then I come across an oasis of greenery, fronted by a discreet security gate. I’m at Desert Palms, a luxurious and incredibly lush polo club that is home to some of Dubai’s wealthiest residents, among them Petersson, the managing director of Kinnarps Middle East.