
Mazen Chebaklo
The move
Career arc
- Chief Executive OfficerMay 2023 — Present
Averda· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Chief Growth Officer2021 — Present
Averda· Full-time - Chief Growth & Operations Officer2016 — 2021
Averda - Chief Commercial Officer2013 — 2016
averda - Business Development DirectorJul 2009 — Mar 2013
averda· United Arab Emirates - Manager, Corporate Credit Departments2004 — 2009
LGB BANK
- Management Trainee1996 — 1997
Chase· New York, United States
Education
- IC1975 — 1989
- Harvard Business SchoolPresidents Leadership Programme2020 — 2020
- ESCP Business SchoolMaster's degree · FinanceJun 2002 — Jun 2003
- Stanford UniversityExecutive Education Certificate · The Corporate Entrepreneur : Driving Innovation and New Ventures (TCE)2016 — 2016
- Northeastern University1992 — 1995
- IMD Business SchoolExecutive Education Certificate · Orchestrating Winning Performance (OWP)2016 — 2016
- ESA BUSINESS SCHOOLMS · Finance2002 — 2003
Languages
- Arabic · Native or bilingual
- English · Native or bilingual
- French · Native or bilingual
Top skills
About
Mazen Chebaklo is the Chief Executive Officer of Averda, a 14,000-plus-person organisation providing sustainable waste management services to communities, industries, offices and homes across 34 cities in emerging markets. As CEO, Mazen is dedicated to steering the organisation's strategy toward its core vision: A World Without Waste. With a tenure that spans more than 14 years, Mazen's journey at Averda has included pivotal leadership roles, including Chief Growth Officer. During this time, Mazen spearheaded the expansion of Averda's presence in the Middle East and Africa, orchestrating groundbreaking multi-million-dollar City Cleaning, Waste Treatment, and Disposal contracts in both the private and public sectors. Mazen's trajectory into the waste management industry was a bold pivot