Sandeep Walia started his career at Marriott International in 2005, and he was appointed as COO for Middle east in 2021. In 2024, his relo expanded to include the responsibility of Luxury for EMEA. In ...

Joseph Anis joined GE Vernova in 1997 and took on his current role in 2021. In May 2025, during President Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia, GE Vernova announced up to $14.2 billion in energy projects, ...

David Meads joined Cisco in 1996 and assumed his current role in 2024. Cisco opened a local cloud data center in the U.A.E. in May 2024. In January 2025, Telecom Egypt, in collaboration with Cisco, ...

Habiba is an editorial intern at Forbes Middle East, where she primarily covers entertainment. She is a performer, singer, ...

Ashraf ElAfifi was appointed to the current position in 2010, having been at Henkel for over 32 years. He also serves as the corporate senior vice president for Henkel Consumer Brands for High Growth, ...

Onder assumed his current position in November 2023. The company and its subsidiaries employ 800 people in the region. In February 2025, it inaugurated its new head office in New Cairo, dedicated to ...

Matthias Ziegler has led Volkswagen Middle East since 2023. In September 2024, he directed the regional launch of the all-new Tiguan in the Middle East, followed by the introduction of the Golf GTI in ...

Abdulaziz Busbate joined DHL in 2000 and assumed his current position in January 2025. In June 2025, the DHL Group announced its plans to invest more than $575 million in fast-growing markets in the ...

Karim Amin assumed his current position in 2022. He is responsible for the business area of gas services, as well as the China and MEA regions. In May 2025, Siemens Energy signed an MoU with the Iraqi ...

Gabriel Podskubka began his career with Tenaris in 1995 and assumed his current role in April 2023. In February 2024, Tenaris opened a $60 million industrial complex in Abu Dhabi to support ADNOC. In ...

Michael Stroband has been in his current role since November 2023. Between January 2024 and March 2025, Mercedes-Benz Cars Middle East opened new showrooms in Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E., Mauritius, and ...

Thierry Sabbagh joined Nissan in 2018 before assuming his current position in 2024. In November 2024, Nissan and INFINITI resumed operations in Iraq with the opening of a full network of sales, ...