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Karim Baraka

Vice President - Savola Foods Company | Board Member | CEO | Managing Director | C-Suite | Middle East & Africa | GCC | Wharton School of Management | INSEAD
28.0 yrs experienceFood Production
Mar 2020

The move

MoveBritish American Tobacco → Savola Foods Company
TitleGeneral Manager - Gulf, Levant & Yemen - Chairman of the Board for all BAT Cluster entities → Vice President / General Manager - Savola Foods Company
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Dubai → United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE6.1
Total experience28.0 years
Savola Foods Company headcount10,001+ employees
Savola Foods Company industryFood and Beverage Manufacturing
Savola Foods Company HQJeddah, Makkah
Savola Foods Company founded1979
Savola Foods Company typePrivately Held

Career arc

  1. Vice President / General Manager - Savola Foods CompanyMar 2020 — Present
    Savola Foods Company· Full-time
  2. Vice Chairman and Board Member - Food Exports Council of EgyptMar 2020 — Present
    Food Export Council (FEC)
  3. General Manager - Gulf, Levant & Yemen - Chairman of the Board for all BAT Cluster entitiesJul 2019 — Jan 2020
    British American Tobacco· Dubai
  4. Regional Group Marketing and Commercial Director Middle East & North Africa at PepsiCoJun 2015 — Jun 2019
    PepsiCo· Dubai
  5. Regional Marketing Director - Egypt & North Africa at PepsiCoJul 2012 — Jun 2015
    PepsiCo· Cairo
  6. Regional Business Director - Food & Beverage Innovations - Middle East & AfricaDec 2010 — Jul 2012
    PepsiCo· Dubai· Full-time
  7. Mars - Head of Marketing Chocolate bars, Ice Cream & Pet Care - North Africa, Levant & TurkeyApr 2006 — Dec 2010
    Mars
  8. Head of Marketing - Chilled Dairy DivisionSep 2003 — Mar 2006
    Nestlé
  9. National Sales Manager - EgyptFeb 2002 — Sep 2003
    Nestlé
  10. Brand Manager - Milk & CerealsJan 2000 — Feb 2002
    Nestle Incorporated
  11. Assistant Brand Manager - Milk & CerealsDec 1997 — Dec 1999
    Nestle Incorporated

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