Khaled El Chidiac joined Majid Al Futtaim in August 2013, he currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Majid Al Futtaim Global Solutions.

In his current role, Khaled has led Global Solutions since its inception and developed a modern shared services organisation for Majid Al Futtaim that utilises talented people, efficient processes, and advanced technologies to provide essential business services across Majid Al Futtaim. Mr El Chidiac drove the rapid establishment of Global Solutions teams in the UAE and Egypt, enabling the organisation to fast-track the delivery of Finance, Human Capital, Procurement, Government Relations, and IT and Technology services to Majid Al Futtaim and its 45,000 employees across the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia.

Khaled was formerly Chief Executive Officer for Majid Al Futtaim – Ventures, overseeing five business verticals, including fashion retail, leisure and entertainment, cinemas, financial services, and facilities management, in addition to holding numerous board positions, including Chairman of the Majid Al Futtaim Finance Board, and Chairman of the ENOVA Board of Directors. Prior to that, Mr El Chidiac was Chief Executive Officer for the Majid Al Futtaim Healthcare business and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Majid Al Futtaim - Ventures, where he led the Finance, IT and Risk Management functions. As CFO, he was responsible for developing the Group’s capabilities, building world class processes, and establishing Ventures’ Finance, Procurement and Technology shared services.

Before joining Majid Al Futtaim, Khaled spent over 13 years with General Electric (GE) where he graduated from its premier Finance and Leadership development programmes and held various leadership assignments in finance, controllership, internal audit and general management across Europe, the Middle East and the United States. As CFO for GE Corporate in the Middle East and Africa, he effectively partnered with the CEO in crafting GE’s expansion strategy in the region and played a critical role in building the finance team and infrastructure. As General Manager of GE’s Global Business Services in Eastern Europe and Middle East & Africa he successfully designed and executed the “One GE” shared services strategy for Finance and Human Capital across 25 countries.

He holds an MBA from London Business School and earned his M.Sc. in Management from the EM Lyon Business School and a M.Sc. in Economics with distinction from the Lyon II University in France.