Ronaldo Mouchawar

VP, Amazon MENA/Co-founder, Souq.com

A regional pioneer in the e-commerce space, Mouchawar founded Souq.com in 2005 and nurtured it to become a juggernaut, before it was acquired by Amazon for an estimated $580m. Mouchawar was also one of the team to develop Maktoob – the Arabic/English email service provider that was sold to Yahoo for $164m in 2009.

With the regional e-commerce space stepping into overdrive last year, Mouchawar has driven the growth of Amazon in the region, while also emerging as a mentor in the regional startups space. His continued success has served as a huge motivator for local entrepreneurs to innovate and follow their dreams.