Latest executive moves across the Middle East
Person 1
Executive Name: Muneera Al-Dossary
Job From: Head of Asset Management, ANB Invest
Job To: CEO, Saudi Arabia, Franklin Templeton
Muneera Al-Dossary will take the helm of Franklin Templeton’s Saudi business, a new role in which she is tasked with expanding the asset manager’s presence and business in the Kingdom. With more than two decades of experience in banking and investment, Muneera specialises in asset management – overseeing more than US$7.99 billion in assets for various clients. This includes managing sovereign wealth funds locally. Previously, Muneera served in leadership roles at ANB Capital and HSBC and held the CEO position at Mulkia Investment. She serves as chairperson of the Capital Market Institutions Committee.
Person 2
Executive Name: Hakan Ozdemir
Job From: CEO, Siemens Qatar
Job To: CEO, Smart Infrastructure, Siemens Middle East
A seasoned leader with broad experience in industry, infrastructure, healthcare and technology, Ozdemir has a “deep understanding of our operations”, says Helmut von Stuve, CEO Siemens Middle East. Ozdemir joined Siemens in 2014 as director of strategy and business development in Turkey and has served as CEO of Siemens Qatar since 2022, a role he will continue to hold.
Person 3
Executive Name: Adebayo Alli
Job From: Commercial Director, Guinness Nigeria, Diageo
Job To: CEO, Guinness Nigeria, Diageo
Described as a commercially astute leader with a “transformative and collaborative leadership style” Adebayo has held various senior leadership roles at Diageo since 2005 across manufacturing, supply and commercial. He has a proven track record of transforming business units, most recently, as commercial director, doubling gross profits and leveraging technology to drive growth and productivity.
Person 4
Executive Name: Damian Grice
Job From: COO, Greenstone Equity Partners
Job To: COO, KPMG Lower Gulf
Described by KPMG as having a “deep understanding of operational excellence and transformation”, Grice boasts a wealth of experience in leadership, secured during his 22-year-long career in professional and financial services. He has held operational leadership roles at First Abu Dhabi Bank and at one of the region’s largest fund managers and before that, at Barclays in London, and PwC.
