Joe FREM
Principal at Strategy&
The move
MoveMatbakhi → Strategy& Middle East
TitleChief Executive Officer → Principal
LocationSaudi Arabia → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Saudi Arabia → United Arab Emirates
Native languageArabic, French
Years in UAE11.0
Total experience20.7 years
Strategy& Middle East headcount501-1,000 employees
Strategy& Middle East industryBusiness Consulting and Services
Strategy& Middle East HQMiddle East, -
Strategy& Middle East founded1914
Strategy& Middle East typePrivately Held
Career arc
- PrincipalJan 2025 — Present
Strategy& Middle East· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Chief Executive OfficerSep 2022 — Feb 2026
Matbakhi· Saudi Arabia
- Vice President of Cloud Kitchens and Concepts, MENAMar 2020 — Aug 2022
Talabat (Delivery Hero)· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior Engagement ManagerMay 2017 — Mar 2020
McKinsey & Company· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - AssociateApr 2014 — May 2017McKinsey & Company· United Arab Emirates
- Sales ManagerApr 2011 — Jul 2012EEnergy International Corporation· United Arab Emirates - Qatar
- FounderMar 2011 — Dec 2012EEngineering Design Agency S.A.R.L.· Lebanon
- Managing PartnerMar 2010 — Mar 2011
Hanine Restaurant· Beirut Central District - Lebanon
- Mechanical EngineerOct 2009 — Jan 2011
Aeroports de Paris· France - Lebanon
- Mechanical EngineerMar 2009 — Sep 2009
Barbanel· Lebanon
- Owner and DeveloperApr 2004 — Dec 2012AAgricultural Land Development Project· Lebanon
Education
- Saint Joseph University of BeirutBachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) · Electromechanical Engineering2004 — 2009
- INSEADMaster of Business Administration (MBA) · Business Administration and Management, General2013 — 2013
- EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)Certificate in Smart Cities - Management of Smart Urban Infrastructure · City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning2018 — 2018
Languages
- Arabic · Native or bilingual
- French · Native or bilingual
- Spanish · Elementary
- English · Full professional