Top 10 CEOs in Kuwait - 2022

If business diversification is the blueprint of organizational future growth, leadership gamut at C-suite level are the linchpins for its realization. Additionally, it is under the purview of a CEO to establish coordination, integration and interconnection between departments for the smooth conduct of operations within the organization. Responsible for managing a company's overall operations, they have a defined role that includes delegating and directing agendas, driving profitability, managing company organizational structure, strategy, and communicating with the board.

Kuwait, a key country of the GCC also has recognizable stories of such leadership of adept CEOs. Well, earlier, before the discovery and development of the oil industry, while Kuwait had its economy spurring around the fine harbor and maritime activities, the major industries thriving in the region today are petroleum, petrochemicals, steelmaking, cement, shipbuilding and repair, desalination, food processing, and construction materials. However, Kuwait is also indulged in the trades of construction of ships, fishing and voyage to India with Arabian horses, pearls and dates for wood, cereals, clothes and spices trading. As per reports, the economic growth of Kuwait in 2022 is expected to accelerate to 5.7 percent, due to higher oil output as OPEC+ cuts are phased out and domestic demand strengthens. The CEOs in Kuwait have led several companies in the region with their adroitness in diverse domains, while it is their dynamic contributions that has largely backed the economy of the region.

In this issue of the CEO Insights magazine, a list of ‘Top 10 CEOs in Kuwait - 2022' is provided to the readers in corporate and different sectors, for informing on the excellent services by the Leaders in diverse domains. The listing is prepared by a team of industry veterans, CEOs and VCs, and the CEO Insights magazine editorial board.