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

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 ...

Koleilat assumed his current position in 2024, having first joined GE in 2006. In February 2025, GE Aerospace announced a $10 million investment in its two maintenance, repair, and overhaul facilities ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cotterill started at Cigna Healthcare in 2011 and assumed her current position in 2024. Cigna Healthcare released the U.A.E. and Kenya editions of its Cigna International Health Study in 2024, ...

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 ...

Khattab has been with Baker Hughes since 2008 and was appointed vice president for the region in 2023. In January 2025, Baker Hughes received an order from Técnicas Reunidas for six gas compression ...

Having joined Stryker in 2018, Naoum moved into his current role in 2025. In 2024, Stryker launched its first regional site in Saudi Arabia and announced the opening of its EEMEA Innovation Center in ...