Mr Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh

Chairman and CEO, Fresh Del Monte Produce

Mr Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fresh Del Monte Produce since 1996. Spearheading a turnaround in the performance of the company, Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh was instrumental in cementing the company's role as one of the world's preeminent fresh, fresh-cut and prepared fruit and vegetables producers and distributors. The company went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 1997, with the ticker symbol FDP. Alongside this, Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh also serves as Chairman of International General Insurance Co., Chairman of the Royal Jordanian Air Academy, as Chairman of Arab Wings and Chairman of Queen Noor Civil Aviation Technical College. Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh is also Chairman of the Abdali Clemenceau Hospital project in Amman. The $290 million development recently broke ground and is expected to commence operations in the first quarter of 2019. He is a founding shareholder of Clemenceau Medical Center, Beirut. Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh attended the American University in Cairo (AUC) where he studied Business Administration. He served on the Board of Trustees at AUC from September 2007 - March 2014. He then served as an Advisory Trustee of AUC from July 2014 - November 2015.