Hari Arakkal

I stepped foot in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1990 as an executive secretary to the Late Mr Abdullah AL-Sughayir, the owner and director of AL Gassim Dates Factory and today 26 years later, I have successfully ascended the corporate ladder of the company through my dedication and hard-work to currently hold the position of the Sales, Marketing and Export Manager at the firm.

I have had the opportunity to bring in major clients to the company like Saudi Arabian Airlines Catering Company, Herfy Food Services, Saudi Royal foundations like Ibrahim Foundation, Haji Muta'mers Gift Charity Association and many more.

I have performed the functions of the Store Manager, Purchasing Manager and Head Procurement Manager before getting to my current position in 2013.

I hold expertise in middle east food and agricultural sales and procurement, driving a sales team, managing our retail showrooms in & around Saudi Arabia, business development, scheduling of orders & loads, cost estimation and development and price structuring. Additionally I have ample knowledge in various dates varieties available in the GCC and associated packaging and machinery.

It has always been my ambition to work in a world renowned organisation like yours and with the experience and expertise that I have gained from past 26+ years will definitely prove an asset to any organisation I work with.