Babak Hashemi
Managing Director at MAF Retail (5 Countries, ~AED 3bn Revenue, ~10,000 Colleagues) | Former Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer | Ex-McKinsey | INSEAD MBA
The move
MoveMcKinsey & Company → Majid Al Futtaim
TitleEngagement Manager → Managing Director
LocationLondon → United Arab Emirates
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · United Kingdom → United Arab Emirates
Native languageEnglish, Persian
Years in UAE1.3
Total experience14.1 years
Majid Al Futtaim headcount10,001+ employees
Majid Al Futtaim industryRetail
Majid Al Futtaim HQDubai
Majid Al Futtaim founded1992
Majid Al Futtaim typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Managing DirectorOct 2025 — Present
Majid Al Futtaim - SVP Strategy and TransformationJun 2024 — Oct 2025Majid Al Futtaim· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Country ManagerJul 2021 — Jun 2024Majid Al Futtaim· Full-time
- VP Omni-Channel and Health & BeautySep 2018 — Jul 2021Majid Al Futtaim
- Engagement ManagerSep 2015 — Sep 2018
McKinsey & Company· London, United Kingdom - Founder and MD2014 — 2014
Snapp! - Project ManagerMar 2011 — Dec 2013
FACE Groups
- Technial SpecialistJul 2010 — Mar 2011
Education
- The University of BirminghamBachelor of Engineering (BEng) · Chemical Engineering2009 — 2010
- Ecole Jeannine Manuel2001 — 2002
- INSEADMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2015
- Université Paris-Sorbonne· Cours de Civilisation Française de la Sorbonne2011
- Amirkabir University of Technology - Tehran Polytechnic· Chemical Engineering2006 — 2009
Languages
- English · Native or bilingual
- Persian · Native or bilingual
- French · Professional working