About Alghanim Industries
Alghanim Industries is one of the largest, privately owned companies in the Gulf region. A multi-national company in outlook with operations in 40 countries, Alghanim Industries is a multi-billion dollar conglomerate with more than 30 businesses. The company has been recognized as one of the Best Employers in the Middle East and one of Asia’s Best Employer Brands, as well as having
the best corporate governance in Kuwait.
Alghanim Industries has an 80+ year heritage as a successful commercial enterprise in the Gulf region, with a proven track record of reacting to economic and market changes. As a result, this diversified multi-national corporation has built a reputation synonymous with market leadership.
Key facts and figures about Alghanim Industries:
- We deal with over 300 global brands and agencies.
- We have a strong presence in the Middle East, India and Turkey, with operations currently extending to Eastern Europe, Africa, East and Southeast Asia.
- We are a market leader in almost every major business in each major geographical area in which we operate.
- We employ almost 14,000 employees from across 64 nationalities.
- We have a long history of success built upon the early adoption of global best practices.
- We are a highly-respected family and brand name in the region.
Mahmoud Samara
(Chief Executive Officer)
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Mahmoud Samara
Prior to joining Alghanim Industries, Mahmoud had a successful career with General Motors (GM) spanning over 18 years. He started his career with GM Middle East & Africa operations and quickly gained leadership roles of increasing responsibility across four continents, with cross functional experience in the areas of sales, marketing, aftersales, manufacturing, customer experience and general management. He gained insight into the manufacturing side of the GM business through various management roles at the Oshawa Assembly plant in Ontario Canada, and under his leadership, the plant earned four JD Power Quality Awards for the launches of multiple vehicles. As the Managing Director of Cadillac Canada, he reinvented the brand as contemporary luxury brand, and delivered three consecutive years of record retail sales.
Mahmoud’s experience as a leader is centered around organizational transformation. As General Motors Global Director of Enterprise Customer Experience, he enhanced the company’s digital presence, and introduced online retail shopping tools in the process. As Cadillac’s Vice President of Sales, Service and Marketing for North America, Mahmoud played a leading role in transforming the brand into an all-electric vehicle future and delivered record sales growth and dealer profitability. In 2021 Mahmoud was named one of automotives’ Rising Stars by the Automotive News publication. As President and Managing Director of GM Europe based in Zurich Switzerland, he led the development and implementation of GM’s mobility start-up business in Europe.
Mahmoud holds an MBA from Findlay University in Ohio, and a bachelor’s degree in International Business from the University of Toledo, Ohio. In addition, Mahmoud undertook Transformational Leadership and Design Thinking courses at Stanford Graduate School of Business.