Tejari, a leading online marketplace in the Middle East, has appointed a new CEO to direct the organization through its next five years of growth.
Omar Hijazi, a 20-year technology veteran with an extensive e-business and logistics background, previously provided consulting expertise on Tejari’s five-year plan — a blueprint for the company’s expansion into new services and overseas markets. As Tejari’s CEO, Hijazi succeeds Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi, who will play a central role on Tejari’s board of directors.
Hijazi brings to Tejari’s trading community the expertise gained during a career, primarily in the technology-centric community of Silicon Valley. During his two decades of experience, he has led a strategic sourcing program worth more than $1 billion and brought more than $100 million in savings from shared services for one of the world’s largest holding companies.
Hijazi’s other career milestones include launching an e-marketplace whose current membership consists of global industry leaders with combined revenue of more than $900 billion, and developing a go-to-market strategy that captured a market worth $1.3 billion. Formerly, Hijazi was a senior principal at A.T. Kearney, Inc., a global management consultancy.
“Tejari’s first five years have centered largely on building credibility and delivering on the value on online procurement, including efficiency and cost savings,” said Sultan Bin Sulayem, Chairman of Tejari. “Our new CEO, Omar Hijazi, will help shape and execute our vision for the next five years, including new solutions that our customers need, and the continued expansion into regional and international markets with which they want to trade.”
