Ahmed Galal Ismail is the CEO of Majid Al Futtaim Holding, a prominent conglomerate in the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia. He has been pivotal in driving the company’s growth, focusing on sustainable value creation and customer-centric strategies. This year, he spearheaded a partnership with digital payments provider Checkout.com, enhancing the online shopping experience for the company’s 15 million monthly customers by introducing a one-click checkout feature. Additionally, under his leadership, the company achieved a notable reduction of 82% in single-use plastic consumption in the first half of 2023. Ismail also serves on the board of the Arab Investment Bank and is a member of the World Economic Forum’s CEO Alliance for Climate Change.