Racha Chamseddin

Regional commerical and retail expertise Middle East, Africa and CIS

20.1 yrs experienceIndustrial Automation

Apr 2026Added 3 days ago

The move

MoveBridgestone EMEA → SEPHORA

TitleHead of Retail → Retail Director - Middle East

LocationDubai → Dubai

Cross-border moveNo — same country

Years in UAE13.3

Total experience20.1 years

SEPHORA headcount10,001+ employees

SEPHORA industryRetail

SEPHORA HQNeuilly sur Seine, Ile de France

SEPHORA founded1969

SEPHORA typePrivately Held

Retail Director - Middle EastApr 2026 — Present
SEPHORA· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Head of RetailJan 2024 — Apr 2026
Bridgestone EMEA· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Regional Commercial ManagerJan 2020 — Jan 2024
Nestlé Nespresso SA· Dubai· Full-time
Regional Retail ManagerJun 2016 — Jan 2020
Nestlé Nespresso· Dubai
Make up for ever Commercial manager Sephora regional account managerJun 2015 — Apr 2016
Chalhoub Group· Dubai· Full-time
Division manager- Mastige make up distribution/ BourjoisFeb 2014 — May 2015
Chalhoub Group· Dubai - UAE
Retail Department Manager/ Franchise Beauty (l'Occitane, Make up for ever, Molton brown)Oct 2012 — Jan 2014
Chalhoub Group· Dubai-UAE· Full-time
Business managerMar 2006 — Mar 2012
FATTAL GROUP· Syria· Full-time
Consumer lending officerJan 2005 — Nov 2005
Bank Audi· Full-time

University of damascus- faculty of economy
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) · Business Administration and Management, General1994 — 1997
Ecole supérieure des Affaires
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · Marketing2000 — 2002
IMD Business School
Strategy and innovation program2018 — 2018