Yasser Taher TITLE : CEO LOCATION : DUBAI , UAE
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Yasser Taher TITLE : CEO LOCATION : DUBAI , UAE
A serial entrepreneur with a passion for retail , Yasser has spent more than two decades in various leadership roles at Magrabi , including as General Manager GCC , Vice-President for Business Development , Chief Operations Officer and now CEO . As COO for 14 years , Yasser successfully oversaw Magrabi ’ s ongoing expansion and evolution into the Arab world ’ s top retailer . Prior to Magrabi , he founded and managed multiple businesses in luxury jewellery and fashion . Yasser is passionately engaged in mentoring and supporting young Arab graduates at the start of their careers . A former handball champion , Yasser is a graduate of London Business School and Harvard Business School ’ s Advanced Management Programme .
“ We want to become the world ’ s leading luxury eyewear retailer ”
until 2025 , says Yasser , adding that the Group is working on an IPO readiness initiative to be completed by the end of 2024 .
“ We want to become the world ’ s leading luxury eyewear retailer ,” he declares . “ We are transforming this family business to become a world-class business group .” And as the newly appointed CEO , the first non-family member to take the company helm , Yasser says it is his responsibility “ to unlock the opportunities that can enable us to transform the Magrabi Retail Group into a global leader .”
Yasser attributes such ambition in part to the Covid-19 pandemic , which he says has given the company an opportunity to
44 June 2023