Leadership
Panda Leadership Team
Our executive team of experienced retail experts is backed by a strongly motivated, diverse group of managers and staff dedicated to creating a competitive customer value proposition. Our highly seasoned and talented senior management team, with an average of nearly 30 years of retail industry experience, provides strong leadership to focus on our company’s overall growth and community partnership goals.
Executive Team
Fouad Reda
Chief Business Support Officer
Mohammed Khorshid
Chief Financial Officer
Piyush Chowhan
Chief Digital Officer
Wassim Al Tahawi
Chief Governance, Risk, and Compliance Officer
Majid Basha
Chief of Staff
Hicham Aouda
CEO Advisor for Business Development
Bandar Al Saidi
Vice President for Commercial Food
Hisham BaEissa
Director of Board Governance & Secretary

Dr. Bander Hamooh
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Bander Hamooh has over twenty-five years of experience in numerous retail, pharmaceuticals, and FMCG leadership roles. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Science from King Saud University in Saudi Arabia, Dr. Hamooh began his career at the Saudi Ministry of Health. He has a proven record of experience in leading strategic business transformation programs and profound expertise in retail, commercial management, organizational development, change management, supply chain, marketing, and social responsibility. In addition to serving as Director General at the Saudi Ministry of Health, Dr. Hamooh served as Chief Executive Officer of Nahdi Medical Company, the business he fundamentally transformed with tremendous success to become a highly acclaimed healthcare business pioneer.
In October 2017, Dr. Hamooh was assigned the Chief Executive Officer of Panda Retail Company. Being a customer-oriented executive with a legacy of retail business achievements, Dr. Hamooh has been driving a robust growth and transformation programs in Panda, repositioning the company on top of retail industry in Saudi Arabia.

Eric Deliers
Chief Commercial Officer
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David Glass
Vice President Operations
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Abdullah Al Sabban
Chief Operations Officer
A highly experienced and accomplished leader, Abdullah has spent nearly his entire career in operational excellence and business and people development and Coaching. Over 20 years of experience, across Saudi Arabia, UK and the UAE, he held a variety of leadership roles in Supply Chain and was appointed as Panda’s Vice President for Transformation & Operational Excellence in December 2017 and later in January 2019 as Chief Supply Chain Officer. He has in-depth knowledge and expertise of driving strategy, vision, organizational excellence, quality assurance, logistics, manufacturing, warehouse management, transformation, and people development to bring forth world-class ROI concepts that help simplify and streamline manufacturing processes and supply chain networks.
Abdullah’s broad experience has also involved leading significant transformation programs in supply chain and product availability with the goal of increasing competitiveness, agility, and profitability to rapidly adapt to evolving market trends and fulfill customer needs. Bearing multiple certifications such as Lean Sigma Black Belt, Abdullah holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Maastricht School of Management in the Netherlands, a bachelor’s degree in of Science Microbiology from King Abdul Aziz University in Saudi Arabia.

Stéphane Joly
Chief Marketing Officer
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Wassim Al Tahawi
Chief Audit Executive
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Dr. Omar Sawaya
Chief Transformation & Strategy Officer
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Philip Greenwood
Chief Information Officer
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Nessreen Khuja
Vice President Human Resources
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Fouad Reda
Chief Business Support Officer
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William Nunes
Vice President for Fresh
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Alaa Metwally
Head of Culture & Communications
Mrs. Alaa Metwally is a competent leader who has served for over 15 years in the communication and marketing profession with rich experience in employee engagement and business advocacy as well as vast experience in brand building and corporate marketing experience. She has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and is a graduate with a major in Marketing Management.
Prior to joining Panda as Head of Culture & Communications in July 2018, Alaa worked extensively in the creation and strategic development of marketing plans, brand campaigns as well as designing and executing corporate communication strategies to fruition in several organizations including Halwani Brothers and Emaar Properties PJSC. Endowed with the needed expertise, Alaa continues to actively contribute to the implementation of Panda’s Communication Strategy, supporting business transformation milestones, elevating Panda’s profile by pushing the company’s vision towards greater workforce engagement and commitment, defining the new corporate narrative and priorities, aligning Panda team with the Company’s overall mission, and strengthening their passion for a genuine community partnership impact.

Ahmad Al Zahrani
Head of Legal Affairs
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Hesham BaEissa
Head of Governance & Board Secretary
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Hicham Aouda
CEO Advisor
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Mahmoud Moussa
Chief Financial Officer
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Our Vision
To be the sustainable leading retailer, innovating to delight the communities we serve every day.
Our Mission
To empower our colleagues, customers, and communities to improve their quality of life by creating value and enhancing well-being.
Our Values
Our values are who we are, where we come from and our values inspire us.
Ownership
We believe ownership with passion are the fuel of excellence
Customer Excellence
We believe that a happy customer is the best way to succeed
Teamwork
We believe that everyone contributes to the worth of others
Integrity
We believe in succeeding with integrity
Agility
We believe in agility to drive change
Our Values
Our values are who we are, where we come from and our values inspire us.
Ownership
We believe ownership with passion are the fuel of excellence
Customer Excellence
We believe that a happy customer is the best way to succeed
Teamwork
We believe that everyone contributes to the worth of others
Integrity
We believe in succeeding with integrity
Agility
We believe in agility to drive change