Fares Akkad assumed his current position at Meta in 2022, having joined the company in 2017. In February 2025, Meta officially launched Meta AI in MENA with full availability in the U.A.E., Saudi ...

As global corporations deepen their roots in MENA, the region continues to evolve into a magnet for investment, innovation, and cross-border collaboration. From aerospace to AI, healthcare to ...

Fares joined adidas in 2018 and was appointed general manager of MENA in 2022. His role expanded to senior vice president for MENA, Ukraine, Central Asia, and the Caucasus in 2024. adidas has been ...

Al-Moosa assumed his current position in 2023. In 2024, Dow Chemical entered an MoU with the Abdulmonem Al-Rashed Humanitarian Foundation. As a result, it launched an ‘Innovation Camp’ project in ...

Futnani was appointed the general manager of Specialty Care in the GCC in 2024 and assumed her current position in 2025, having joined Sanofi in 2017. In 2024, the company recorded over 40% growth in ...

Patel joined Adecco in 2007 and assumed his current role in 2024. In November 2024, the group expanded its operations into Saudi Arabia, marking its most significant market entry in decades. Patel is ...

Lavanti first joined Nokia in 1997, before rejoining in 2017 and assuming his current role in January 2024. In December 2024, Nokia deployed the first commercial 5G Standalone Cloud RAN solution in ...

Drumm has 30 years of industry experience and has led Diageo’s MENA operations since 2024. In 2024, she established the company’s dedicated MENA team and opened a new regional office in Dubai’s One Za ...

Khoury assumed his current position in 2012. In September 2024, American Express Middle East became an official partner of Dubai Opera, with American Express Card Members in the region receiving ...

Ventricelli joined Philips in 1996 and was appointed CEO of Philips Middle East and Türkiye in 2020. His role was expanded to include Africa from January 2021. In September 2024, Philips, in ...

Choucair has been CEO of Omnicom Media Group since 2021, having first joined the company in 2006. In February 2024, TRKKN MENA, the group’s analytics, marketing, and cloud consultancy arm, became a ...

Hariharan joined Canon in 2006 and stepped into his current position in 2021. The company launched its Women Who Empower program in March 2024 in partnership with the Dubai Businesswomen Council and ...