13. Walid Sheta
Company: Schneider Electric
Designation: President—MEA
Nationality: French
Global Headquarters: France
Sector: Capital Goods
Sheta assumed his current position in November 2021, having joined Schneider Electric in 1994. In November 2023, Schneider Electric announced the acquisition of a license from Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment and the Ministry of Commerce to establish its regional headquarters in the country. In May 2024, the company signed an MoU with Msheireb Properties to explore enhancing the smart city capabilities of Msheireb Downtown Doha. Sheta was previously president of the North East Africa and Levant cluster and led the creation of Schneider’s first regional distribution center in Jebel Ali in 2001.