Forbes: Among them is the Emirati Saeeda Jaafar
The most powerful regional CEOs of major international companies reside in the UAE
Forbes Middle East has published a list of the most powerful regional CEOs, including Saeeda Jaafar (left).
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Forbes Middle East revealed the list of "global meets local", for the 10th year in a row, showcasing the most powerful CEOs who lead the regional offices of 50 companies among the largest 2000 public companies around the world in the list (Global 2000).
The magazine reviewed the most powerful 51 regional CEOs of major international companies for the year 2022, including the regional director and senior vice president of the (Visa) Group in the Gulf Cooperation Council region, Saeeda Jaafar, while it was found that 49 of these regional CEOs (98%) reside in UAE.
This year's list includes 51 CEOs belonging to 27 nationalities, while Britain and France top the list with five officials each, followed by Germany and Turkey with four each.
The technology sector also dominates this year's list, with 13 companies, followed by the sectors: banks, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, and cars, with four companies for each sector.
Senior Vice President of General Electric and President and CEO of General Electric International, Nabil Habayeb, topped the list for the third year in a row, while Omar El-Shennawy of Procter & Gamble (P&G) retained his classification in the list, to come in second place. , followed by Eugene Williamson of PepsiCo, who joined the list for the first time, in third place.
The 10 most powerful CEOs in the list of "global meets local"
1- Nabil Habayeb
Position: Senior Vice President of General Electric, and President and CEO of General Electric International.
Nationality: Lebanese - American.
Headquarters: America.
Place of residence: UAE.
2. Omar El-Shennawy
Company: Procter & Gamble
CEO of the Middle East, West, East and Southern Africa, Emerging Markets globally, and Executive Vice President of Business Development for Asia, the Middle East and Africa at Procter & Gamble.
Nationality: Moroccan.
Headquarters: America.
Place of residence: UAE.
3. Eugene Williamson
CEO of Africa, Middle East and South Asia at PepsiCo.
Nationality: Dutch.
Headquarters: America.
Place of residence: UAE.
4. Stephen Moss
Group Managing Director and Regional CEO for the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey at HSBC Bank Middle East.
Nationality: British.
Headquarters: United Kingdom.
Place of residence: UAE.
5. Samer Abu Latif
Vice President of "Microsoft Global", and CEO of the Middle East and Africa region.
Nationality: Lebanese.
Headquarters: America.
Place of residence: UAE.
6. Demetrius Dossis
Regional Head of Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa at MasterCard.
Nationality: German.
Headquarters: America.
Place of residence: UAE.
7. Jochem Yan Silver
Regional Head of the Middle East, Africa and Turkey at Hilton.
Nationality: Dutch.
Headquarters: America.
Place of residence: UAE.
8. Ronaldo is Mushawar
Vice President, Middle East and North Africa, Amazon.
Nationality: Syrian-American.
Headquarters: America.
Place of residence: UAE.
9. Yasser Abdul Malik
Chairman and CEO of the company in the Middle East and North Africa region at Nestlé Middle East.
Nationality: Lebanese.
Headquarters: Switzerland.
Place of residence: UAE.
10. John Nicholson
CEO of the Middle East «Lockheed Martin».
Nationality: American.
Headquarters: America.
Place of residence: UAE.
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