Fahed Ghanim

CEO, Lifestyle Majid Al Futtaim

Fahed Ghanim is the Chief Executive Officer of Majid Al Futtaim Lifestyle, where he leads a portfolio of world-renowned brands across home, fashion, beauty, specialty retail, and multi-brand concepts. He oversees omnichannel expansion strategies across high-growth markets and formats, positioning Majid Al Futtaim Lifestyle as one of the Middle East’s most trusted retail partners of choice, with multiple regional and global recognitions. 

Under his leadership, Majid Al Futtaim Lifestyle operates more than 100 brands across physical retail, online platforms, distribution, and multi-brand concepts in six regional markets. The business holds exclusive licensing rights for lululemon, LEGO, Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, AllSaints, Psycho Bunny, Eleventy, Corneliani, Shiseido, Poltrona Frau, Ceccotti, Alessi, Crate & Barrel, CB2, THAT Concept Store, Pacsun, Tartine et Chocolat, and BonTon. 

Since taking the helm at Majid Al Futtaim Lifestyle in 2018, Fahed has led a hypergrowth transformation, expanding the business more than sixfold and surpassing the 1 billion revenue milestone, with growth continuing at pace. He has delivered consecutive double-digit growth, scaling operations across multiple retail categories and driving successful market entries, brand launches, and scale-ups for some of the world’s most recognisable names including Bvlgari, Boucheron, Pomellato, Harvey Nichols Dubai, L’azurde, LEGO, lululemon, Crate & Barrel, and Poltrona Frau. 

Recognised as a leading authority in the Middle East retail landscape, Fahed is a sought-after speaker at international and regional conferences around the world, including in Dubai, Riyadh, Paris, and London, where he shares his leadership expertise and insights on growth acceleration, business transformation, and customer-centric retail innovation. His career highlights include the successful turnaround and IPO of L’azurde, a leading Saudi-based jewellery company, marking his third major business transformation, as well as leading negotiations for a landmark USD 1.5 billion luxury real estate development partnership with The Trump Organization.

Fahed holds an MBA with distinction from ESCP Europe Business School and serves on several boards, including the Arab Fashion Council.