{"id":67249,"date":"2024-03-04T11:18:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T11:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/unilever-executive-shazia-syed-named-in-forbes-list-of-100-most-powerful-businesswomen-in-middle-east\/"},"modified":"2024-03-04T11:18:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T11:18:54","slug":"unilever-executive-shazia-syed-named-in-forbes-list-of-100-most-powerful-businesswomen-in-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/unilever-executive-shazia-syed-named-in-forbes-list-of-100-most-powerful-businesswomen-in-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Unilever executive Shazia Syed named in Forbes\u2019 list of 100 most powerful businesswomen in Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Shazia Syed, the former CEO of Unilever Pakistan, has been named in a Forbes list<\/a> again \u2014 this time for the 100 Most Powerful Businesswomen 2024.<\/p>\n

She, who is currently the general manager for Unilever\u2019s operations in North Africa, Iraq, Levant, and Arabia, had previously<\/a> been recognised as one of the top executives in the Middle East in 2023.<\/p>\n

Emerging from Abbottabad, Syed embarked on her professional journey as a Management Trainee at Unilever Pakistan, swiftly climbing the corporate ladder and slipping into leadership roles across Pakistan and Unilever\u2019s global spectrum in Marketing, Sales, and General Management.<\/p>\n

From leading Unilever\u2019s Personal Care in Vietnam to steering as CEO in Sri Lanka and later ascending as the global Executive Vice President for Unilever\u2019s Beverage empire, Syed\u2019s trajectory is a tale of unparalleled success.<\/p>\n

She has also advocated for women\u2019s empowerment and advancement in the dynamic world of business \u2014 both in Pakistan and beyond.<\/p>\n

In a post on LinkedIn, Syed said she was \u201cdelighted to be recognised\u201d by Forbes and share the space with \u201c99 other brilliant thought leaders and change-makers of the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTo me, personally, it\u2019s a wonderful reminder of boldly championing my values in my personal and professional leadership journey,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am humbled and proud to represent Unilever and deeply grateful to every person in the organization who has contributed to my journey of enabling change both internally and externally.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Shazia Syed, the former CEO of Unilever Pakistan, has been named in a Forbes list again \u2014 this time for the 100 Most Powerful Businesswomen 2024. She, who is currently the general manager for Unilever\u2019s operations in North Africa, Iraq, Levant, and Arabia, had previously been recognised as one of the top executives in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":67250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.dawn.com\/large\/2024\/03\/041401110ab21d1.jpg?r=140349","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[192],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-islamabad-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t