Wassim Arabi

President of Retail

Wassim Arabi is President of Retail at Al-Futtaim, with more than 35 years of international leadership experience in retail, real estate and food and beverage. His career is marked by a track record of driving organic and acquisition-led growth, executing large-scale organizational transformations, and expanding into new global markets, with a leadership style built on operational excellence, cross-functional collaboration and long-term strategic vision. He has held executive and advisory roles across the Middle East and North Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey and Russia.