Yasser Abdul Malak, a Business Marketing alumnus (BS ’97), is among the top-ranking executives featured in Forbes’ Global Meets Local list for 2024. Since 2022, Abdul Malak has served as Nestlé’s Chairman and CEO for the MENA region overseeing 13,000 people in 19 countries and 24 factories. His 25-year career at Nestlé has included leading roles as CEO for Nestlé’s Northeast Africa Region and as Dairy Category Head for the EMENA zone at Nestlé’s headquarters in Vevey.