The 2023 Break the ceiling touch the sky® list of the Middle East’s Most Inspirational Women in Leadership is the annual listing  of the most successful women in leadership in the Middle East created in support of  House of Rose Professional’s  Mission 2029 for a Better World –   which aims to shape a better world via better diversity & inclusion, better leadership and better business. The Measure for MISSION 2029 for a Better World is to  quintuple the number of Female CEOs  and double the number of male (advocates for diversity) CEOs in the World’s 500 largest Companies by 2029. Research shows that Companies with 30% women executives bring in as much as 6 percentage points more in profits; when considering a potential employer, 61% of women look at the diversity of the employers leadership team, 67% at whether it has positive role models similar to them, and 56% at whether the organization publicly shares its progress on diversity. Gender diversity & inclusion in organizations is a critical indicator of success.

 

The 2023 Break the ceiling touch the sky® list of the Middle East’s Most Inspirational Women in Leadership is focused on the Corporate world primarily and was curated by House of Rose Professional from its review of female executives in over 600 Companies operating in the Middle East. The list is representative of the many talented women leaders living and working in the Middle East and obviously not a comprehensive record of all of the many talented women leaders of the Middle East. 

 

Five factors were used in the final determination of the Middle East’s Most Inspirational Women in leadership.  Career achievements; scale of influence; active and visible advocacy for gender equality; active support of other women in leadership within and outside of their own organizations/ Companies; and sharing of their best practices for success across broader industry.   

 

The 2023  Break the ceiling touch the sky® list of the Middle East’s Most Inspirational Women in Leadership will be celebrated at the 2023 Middle East Edition of Break the ceiling touch the sky® – the success and leadership summit, being held on Sept 6, 2023 at the Anantara Downtown Dubai, Buisness Bay in Dubai, UAE.

To join the summit and learn, network and achieve alongside many of these inspirational leaders please register via the link below.

2023 Break the ceiling touch the sky® Middle East’s Most Inspirational Women in leadership

 

Leaders appearing on the list below can join the 2023 Middle East Edition of Break the ceiling touch the sky® – the success and leadership summit for women on Sept 6, 2023 at the Anantara Downtown Dubai.   Please contact Anthony Rose from your business email at email anthony@houseofroseprofessional.com for your invitation.

Abena Danso Allotey, Sandoz

Afsaneh Yazdian, The Coca-Cola Company

Agnes Lopez Cruz, CCI France UAE

Alyson Henshaw, HSBC

Amani Mansour, Pfizer

Amany Elzayaty, Procter & Gamble

Aminata Ndiaye, Orange

Anja Petrovski, Volkswagen

Ayaa Ridha, The Coca-Cola Company

Aysha AlAli, RAKBANK

Banali Luthra Malhotra, Network International/International Women Board of Directors(IWBD)

Berna Yilmaz Ciğeroğlu, DHL Global Forwarding

Bouchra Bensaoud, Danaher

Candice D’Cruz, Marriott International

Cara Nazari, AmCham Dubai

Carmen Haddad, Citi

Chantal Estephane, L’Oreal

Chantal Schoombie, Aramex

Christina Struller da Costa, UPS

Cindy Chang, Xiaomi

Dalia Fouad, Sanofi

Darsana Nair, Mondelēz International

Diana Szyszka-Pompei, Canadian Business Council

Dima Haddadin, Nuqul Group/Fine Hygienic Holding

Dima Kandalaft, Cisco

Dina Abo-Onoq, Chamber of Commerce KSA

Dina Ammar, MSD

Dina Kadry, PepsiCo

Doraliz E. Ortiz de Leon, ENOC

Dr Karen Remo, New Perspective Media Group

Dr. Aisha Bin Bishr, Emaar

Dr. Amina AlRustamani, AW Rostamani Group

Dr. Hannah Haikal, Etisalat UAE

Dr. Raja Al Gurg, Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group LLC

Dr. Reem Osman, Saudi German Hospitals

Dr. Saeeda Jaffar, Visa

Dr.Manal Jarrar, National Insurance Company

Ebru Tuygun, Accenture

Egemen Adiyaman, Audi Volkswagen

Elham Yousry Mohamed Mahfouz, Commercial Bank of Kuwait

Elisabetta Aiello, Starbucks

Eman Abdulrazzaq, Emirates NBD

Emma Norström – Dunn, Paramount

Esra Olcay Aytac, Samsung

Estelle Letang, Estee Lauder

Eva Mattheeussen, DHL

Farah Foustok, Lazard Asset Management

Farah Hamdan, Zimmer Biomet

Fatema Al Nuaimi, ADNOC LNG

Femke Baudoin, Boeing

Fida Kibbi, Ericsson

Finali Fernando, HSBC

Firdaus Shariff , Schneider Electric

Florence Fontani, Engie

Francesca Gori, Accenture

Francesca Mills, Zurich

Ghada Al Jarbou, SABB

Ghada Othman Alrumayan, ROSHN

Gina Petersen       Mastercard

Haidi Nossair, Dell 

Haidy Kamel Saad, Novartis

Haifa Al Khaifi, Omani British Friendship Association (OBFA)

Haifa Al-Mubki      , Saudi Space Commission

Hana Al Rostamani, First Abu Dhabhi Bank (FAB)

Hanan Ahmad, du

Hanane Ellaiti,      Canadian Business Council of Dubai and the Northern Emirates

Hanna Nordell, Talabat

Heba Amer, National Bank of Egypt (NBE)

Heike Harmgart, EBRD

Henadi Al-Saleh, Agility

Hiba Dialdin, Aramco

Hoda Mansour, CIB

Houda Sebti, BIC

Huda Buhumaid, Dubai Holding

Huda Kattan, Huda Beauty

Ibtehal Fathy, Mars

Ibtissam Bougataya, BIC

Ihssane Elmarouakhi, BIC

Jamie Phares, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics

Jennifer Harper, AmCham Saudi Arabia

Jo Brett, Starbucks

Jo Underhill, AbbVie

Julie Spence, GIG Gulf

Kabira Bhatporia, JLL

Kanwal Rasool, Danone

Karine Antoniades, Nestlé

Karine Doret, Orange

Kate Goodman, Mondelez International

Kelly Power, Orange Business

Khatija Haque, Emirates NBD

Kirsty Koen, Fine Hygienic Holding

Laetitia Marotta, Swiss Business Council

Laila Mardash, Bayer Pharmaceuticals

Lama Ghazzaoui, SABB

Lamya Barrak Altabtebai, Ahli United Bank

Lamya Fawwaz, Masdar

Laura Casalino, Burberry

Layal Bulbul Sawaf, Google

Leah Cotterill, Cigna

Leila Hoteit, Boston Consulting Group

Leila Serhan, Visa

Lena Al Suhaili, BIC 

Leticia Cachinho, The Coca-Cola Company

Lianne Braganza D’Sylva, Cigna

Linda Brown, BASF

Linda Daou Bedran, Viatris

Liz Beneski, AmCham Abu Dhabi

Lucy Harvey, Hill+Knowlton Strategies

Maha AlQattan, DP World

Maha AlSudairi, KAFD

Mai Kandeel, Netflix

Maïté MOURAILLE, Zurich

Maha Al Gargawi, Dubai Chamber

Maitha Aldossari, Emaar

Maria Medvedeva, Mastercard

Marwa Abbas, IBM

Marwa ELShahawy, Amazon

Marwa Kaabour, Al Masaood

Mary Oxley, DHL

Maryam Algurg, Easa Saleh Algurg group

Marzena Kulis,MedTech/ Johnson&Johnson

Maya Ziadeh, Accor

Mayssa Ayoub      , Nissan Motors

Meriem Laroussi, Reckitt

Meryl Ghattas, Schneider Electric

Mida Mistrah Ghazi, Allianz Partners

Miki Hirasawa Ashton, 3M

Milena Dimitrova, French Business Council Dubai and Northern Emirates

Mona Mansour, Gulf bank

Mona Zulficar, Shalakany Law Office

Monalisa Dey, Cigna

Muna Al Gurg, Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group

Myriam Ouazzani, Deutsche Bank

Naam Jamshed, Johnson & Johnson

Nadezhda Volkova, Diageo

Nadia Al Saeed, Bank al Etihad

Nadya Abdulla Kamali, Accenture

Nahla Abid Gribaa, Bureau Veritas

Najla Al-Essa, Gulf Bank

Najla Al-Midfa, Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center

Narjes Jamal, Bahrain Bourse

Nasreen Al-Dossary, The Saudi Investment Bank/ROSHN

Nassima El Mounfalouti, INFINITI Motor

Nazish Ali, Astrazeneca

Nezha Hayat, Moroccan Capital Market Authority

Nicola Thompson, RAKBANK

Nihan Erdivan, Kellogg

Niven Al-Khoury, Sanofi

Noeleen Kelly, Fine Hygienic Holding

Noha ElMinshawy, PepsiCo

Noor Sweid, Global Ventures

Noor T. Al-Abdulrazzaq, Commercial Bank of Kuwait

Noora Sulaibeekh, SAP

Nour G. Jarrar, citi

Nour Sukkar, Wella Company

Nuha Eltayeb, Netflix

Oana Apostol, Societe Generale

Ola El Sharbatly, AbbVie

Olena Ternova, Viatris

Pakinam Kafafi, TAQA Arabia

Patricia Gomes, HSBC

Patricia Nazarian, Panasonic Middle East and Africa

Pelin Konakci,       IBM

Priya Sarma, Unilever

Rabab Abbadi, Arab bank

Racha Makarem, Starcom

Rafia Mohammed Al Abbar, Dubai Islamic Bank

Rana Kawalit, Fine Hygienic Holding

Rania Kaissi-Fawaz, Visa

Rania Nashar, Public Investment Fund (PIF)

Rania Nerhal, Mashreq Bank

Rima Maalouf, Viatris

Raja Al Mazrouei, Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI)

Rania S. Al-Turki, SAUDI AIRLINES

Rasha A. Zaki, Cisco

Rasha El-Ghoussaini, Snap Inc

Rasha Ghanem, Ford

Raya Makawi, 3M

Reem Asaad, Cisco

Reema Alasmari, BNP Paribas

Renu Sharma, Chevron

Renuka Jagtiani, Landmark Group

Rima Manna, Nokia

Rohini Venkateswaran, Procter & Gamble

Rola Abu Manneh, Standard Chartered Bank

Ronel Lundall, MasterCard

Ruthie Qadan, Spotify

Sabine Khalil Fares, AMEX

Sabine Maalouf, AXA

Safinaz Issa, Pfizer

Saideh Ahmadloo, Unilever

Samar ElMnhrawy, Majid Al Futtaim

Samia Bouazza, Multiply Group

Samsana Ismail, Airbus

Sandra Skairjeh, BlueRidge IT FZE (Microsoft Gold Partner)

Sara Khafagy, Kellogg

Sarah Al-Husseini, Google/ AmCham Saudi Arabia

Sarah Al-Suhaimi, Tadawul / Lazard

Sarah Moussa, Procter & Gamble

Sarah T., The Kraft Heinz Company

Sedef Salingan Sahin, The Coca-Cola Company

Selen Zora Salti, HP

Sena Erten, Ericsson

Shada Elborno, Standard Chartered Bank

Shaikha (Khaled) Al Bahar, National Bank of Kuwait Group

Shamsa Al Falasi, Citibank

Sharon Nishi, General Motors

Sheena Ganesh, UPS

Sherifa Hady, Aruba / HPE

Shereen Abdalla, GSK

Sherine Mounir, Honeywell

Simone Touma, Nestlé

Somaya Al Radhi, SLB

Sonali Dhawan, Procter & Gamble

Sue Donoghue, DHL Global Forwarding

Suha Karzoun, Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company

Swarnaleka Shetty Vyas, Zurich

Tracey Grant, Paramount

T J Lightwala, Accenture

Vivian Hawat, L’Oreal

Widad Haddad, Emerson Automation Solutions

Yasmine Barbir, Nestlé

Yasmine Salamah, Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait

Zein Malhas, Blink