Ziad Chehade
VP Visa | X-Googler | X-Strategy& | X-Unilever | Start-up Mentor & Co-Founder |
The move
MoveLocal Host → Visa
TitleCo-Founder → Vice President Marketing Services - VAS - CEMEA
LocationUnited Arab Emirates → Dubai
Career arcLong-term resident
Cross-border moveYes · United Arab Emirates → Dubai
Years in UAE33.2
Total experience20.7 years
Visa headcount10,001+ employees
Visa industryIT Services and IT Consulting
Visa HQFoster City, California
Visa typePublic Company
Career arc
- Vice President Marketing Services - VAS - CEMEAMay 2025 — Present
Visa· Dubai· Full-time - Vice President, Head of Marketing GCCOct 2023 — Aug 2025Visa· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Co-FounderJan 2022 — Present
Local Host· United Arab Emirates
- Member of Value Creation CommitteeMar 2019 — Present
Dubai Angel Investors· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Head of Business Marketing Google & YouTube - Middle East North AfricaJan 2019 — Dec 2022
Google· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Head of SMB - MENASep 2016 — Apr 2019Google· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Co-founder / Head of Geo Expansion and Business DevelopmentMar 2014 — Present
The Healthy Home Global Ltd· Dubai
- BD & Commercial Director - Africa Middle East and Asia (AMEA)Nov 2013 — Aug 2016
Ball Corporation· AMEA
- Lead AssociateFeb 2009 — Oct 2013
Booz & Company· Middle East and Africa - Customer Marketing Manager F&B - GCCJan 2007 — Feb 2009
Unilever· GCC - Marketing ManagerJul 2005 — Dec 2006GGiant Stores, Retail Division· KSA and Qatar
Education
- American University of BeirutBachelor of Business Administration (BBA) · Finance, General2002 — 2005
- CSJPresent
Languages
- English
- Arabic
- French
Top skills
FMCGNew Business DevelopmentManagementSales ManagementMarketingRetail