Board of Directors & Executive Members
Board Of Directors:
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mr. Tarek Omar Abdel Fattah Al-Aggad – Chairman of the Board
Mr. Tarek Al-Aggad serves as the Chairman of the Board of the Arab Palestinian Investment Company (APIC), a leading investment company in Palestine. He is also an Executive Board Member of Aggad Investment Company (AICO) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he sits on the boards of several of its subsidiaries. Additionally, he serves as a Board Member of the Palestine Electric Company and the Bank of Palestine. Mr. Al-Aggad also serves on the Board of Trustees and the Board of Directors of the King Hussein Cancer Foundation. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Harvard University in Cambridge, United States.
Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mr. Nashat Taher Al-Masri – Vice Chairman of the Board
Mr. Nashat is the founder and partner at Forsan Group. He joined Forsan from J.P. Morgan, where he served as Vice President in the bank’s Investment Group specializing in financial institutions. His expertise includes mergers and acquisitions as well as advisory services across the United States, Europe, and Latin America. Mr. Nashat currently serves on the boards of Forsan Capital Partners, the Royal Jordanian Air Academy, and is Vice Chairman of Siniora Food Industries. He is also a Trustee of the King Hussein Cancer Foundation. Mr. Nashat holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and a Master’s degree in Public Policy from Harvard University.
Member of the Board of Directors
Mr. Nasri Muneer Nasri Kassisieh – Board Member
Born on August 19, 1962, Mr. Nasri Kassisieh is the third-generation leader of the family owned Finan Group, established in 1920. Under his leadership, the company has expanded from a small local company into a leading regional organization, supplying world-class food ingredients through seven offices across 11 countries in the MENA region. His vision, dedication, and expertise have positioned him as a pioneer in the food ingredients sector.
Before joining the family business, Mr. Kassisieh co-founded MMIS Management Consultancy, recognized as the first leading management consultancy firm in Jordan at the time.
Mr. Nasri holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and a master’s degree in Engineering Management. He is currently based in Amman, where the Finan Group head office is located.
Member of the Board of Directors
Mr. Shahm Muneeb Al-War – Board Member
Born in Amman on December 28, 1976, Mr. Shahm is a partner at Forsan Group. Before joining Forsan, he worked at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York, one of the world’s leading law firms, where he spent six years focusing on mergers and acquisitions in the United States and the Middle East, as well as advisory work and private market transactions. Mr. Shahm currently serves on the boards of Arab Bank, Sands National Academy, Jo Academy, Al-Majhool Village, and is a Trustee of both the King Hussein Cancer Foundation and the International Baccalaureate School. He is a licensed attorney with the New York Bar Association. Mr. Shahm holds a Doctor of Law (J.D.) degree from the University of Virginia School of Law and graduated with honors in Political Science from Harvard University.
Member of the Board of Directors
Mr. Amin Mohammad Abdul Rahim – Board Member
Until 2022, Mr. Amin Abdul Rahim served as General Manager of Melle Van Perfetti in the Middle East, Africa, and Pakistan for 15 years, during which he oversaw a fourfold growth in the company’s sales and profits, making its brands leaders in most countries. He was appointed Managing Director in 2014. Prior to that, he served as Regional General Manager of Chupa Chups and was a member of its Executive Committee, responsible for business development worldwide (1999–2006). In Jordan, Mr. Abdul Rahim currently serves as Chairman of Gulf Telecommunication Services Company, which holds the exclusive franchise rights for marketing and selling Orange Telecom products and services and operates a retail network across various locations. He also served as General Manager of the Dajani Group—a leading importer and distributor of FMCG products, food, pharmaceuticals, and medical supplies—for seven years (1993–1999). Mr. Abdul Rahim holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Finance from the University of Texas.
Member of the Board of Directors
Ms. Lana Yousef Ghanem – Board Member
Lana is the Managing Director of Hikma Ventures (the corporate VC arm of Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC) which she helped establish in 2015 and she is also the VP of Digital Health & Life Sciences Investments at Hikma Pharmaceuticals. Lana started her career at Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC in 2012 as the Assistant to the CEO and Director of Corporate Strategy & Development where she worked on strategic projects across the company’s various functions including strategy, M&A, operations and finance. Prior to joining Hikma, Lana worked as a Financial Analyst in the Mergers and Acquisitions department at Dresdner Kleinwort Investment Bank in London where she worked on transactions for clients across multiple industries. Lana co-founded the Innovation & Leadership Advisory Board (ILAB) at Hikma which consists of young Hikma employees whom share a dedication to advancing Hikma and ensuring it is at the frontier of innovation Lana co-founded the Innovation & Leadership Advisory Board (ILAB) at Hikma which consists of young Hikma employees whom share a dedication to advancing Hikma and ensuring it is at the frontier of innovation and she is a member of the AI Advisory Board at Hikma. Lana holds an MBA from Harvard Business School (HBS) and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University. She is a board member of the Arab Palestinian Investment Company (APIC) and Bank Al Etihad.
Member of the Board of Directors
H.E. Ms. Suzanne Afaneh – Board Member
H.E. Ms. Suzanne Afaneh is a former Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, a renowned media and communications expert, and an award-winning journalist with over 32 years of experience in senior executive roles in media, television, and mass communications. During her 12-year tenure in television, she held key positions including Director of Jordan Television and Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Jordan Radio and Television Corporation. She also worked with leading local and international networks, including Jordan TV, MBC, and CNN, as a producer, political correspondent, anchor, and editor-in-chief. She was selected by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah as the official spokesperson and a member of the Executive Committee of the Arab Women Summit, during which she spearheaded the creation of the Arab Media Network to empower women across 21 countries in the region. In the private sector, she served as Chief Executive of Communications, Branding, and CSR at Zain Telecom, where she positioned Zain’s brand among the top five in the region.
Member of the Board of Directors
Anas Arfaeya is the General Legal Counsel and Secretary of the Board of Directors at the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF), bringing over 19 years of legal leadership experience. He also serves as the Secretary of the Governance Committee at PIF Board of Directors.
Mr. Arfaeya has advised on high-value investment transactions, international arbitration, and corporate governance across a wide range of sectors, including infrastructure, energy, telecommunications, and finance. In Addition, he holds deep expertise in international commercial arbitration, regulatory compliance, and governance. He has led and advised on multi-billion-dollar legal matters and investment disputes and has structured and reviewed numerous multi-million-dollar investment and financing agreements.
With a strong ability to align legal strategy with business goals, Mr. Arfaeya regularly advises the leadership of PIF and its subsidiaries and has represented the Fund’s legal interests in key national and international investments.
Anas currently serves as a Board of Director on Palestine Power Generation Company (PPGC) and Sanad Construction Resources PLC.
He holds an LL.M. in International Commercial Arbitration and has lectured part-time in Private International Law and Legal Research Writing at Al-Quds University and Alternative Dispute Resolutions at Birzeit University.
Member of the Board of Directors
Abed serves as Chief Executive Officer of ASWAQ Investments, where he manages strategic investment initiatives, oversees operational excellence, and guides the organization towards sustainable growth. In his leadership role, Abed actively manages investment portfolios, shapes strategic direction, and strengthens governance frameworks to ensure transparency, accountability, and peak performance.
Previously, as Chief Audit Executive at PIF, Abed oversaw internal audit functions across the fund and its subsidiaries, elevating internal controls, risk management practices, and compliance standards.
Before joining PIF, Abed built over 15 years of expertise with Big Four accounting firms throughout the Middle East and Canada. Throughout his tenure, he specialized in audit, risk management, and advisory services, delivering tailored solutions to clients across diverse sectors including financial services, real estate, public sector, trading, telecommunications, manufacturing, aviation, and non-profit organizations.
Abed holds a Bachelor of Accounting from Birzeit University and a Master of Accountancy from The George Washington University. His professional credentials include Canadian Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and Associate Member of the UK’s Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment (ACSI).
Members Of Executive Management:
Group CEO
Majdi Al-Sharif is the chief executive officer of the Siniora Group for Food Industries. Al-Sharif began his professional career in 1980, assuming numerous positions and responsibilities in multiple companies for 35 years.
Prior to his work with APIC in 2005, Al-Sharif worked in Saudi Arabia with Procter & Gamble for more than 20 years, where he held a number of positions including manager and executive manager in operations and planning. In 2002, he moved to the UAE to establish a business center and become a factory manager in one of Procter & Gamble companies utilizing his vast experience and engineering background.
In October 2005, Al-Sharif joined APIC as a CEO for Siniora Food Industries in Jordan and Palestine, the leading company in processed meat manufacturing in the region. He oversees the general management of the company in addition to defining the annual and strategic goals. Al-Sharif is also the CEO of Al Masa Diamond Meat Processing Company in Dubai, a subsidiary of Siniora, and is a member in the Jordan Strategy Forum, the Jordan Europe Business Association, Jordan Exporters Association and the Jordanian Engineers Association.
Al-Sharif holds a Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering from Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
Group Chief Financial Officer
Hatem Al-Afifi is the chief financial officer of Siniora Food Industries and secretary of the board of directors is responsibility for all financial aspects of the company´s strategy and responsible for overall control. He also works closely with the CEO to implement recommendations aimed at continued profit optimization. Prior to being appointed the financial director in 2002, Al-Afifi worked at the Cairo Amman Bank in Palestine as a customer service manager. Al-Afifi was born in Jerusalem in 1971 and graduated from Yarmouk University in Jordan in 1995 with a specialization in finance and accounting.
General Manager Palestine Business Unit
Ismail Izhiman is the General Manager of Siniora Food Industries Palestine site and is responsible for executing the company´s strategy and business plan set by the board of directors to achieve sustainable and profitable businessIzhiman joined Siniora in 1999, starting as the sales supervisor, then sales manager and export manager, in which he developed Siniora´s operations in the Arab, in particular Gulf, markets. In 2009, he moved to Palestine to become Siniora ´s sales and marketing manager, resulting in an unprecedented large increase in sales. To achieve this success, Izhiman implemented a number of tough strategies and resourcing decisions that established a strong staff base with good experience to accommodate market fluctuations and changes. Prior to working at Siniora, Izhiman worked in his family’s auditing office. Izhiman was born in 1974 and graduated with a Bachelor of Marketing Science from Baghdad University, Iraq in 1997.
General Manager Jordan Business Unit
Khalid Qarout has served as Siniora Jordan’s general manager since 2020, bringing with him over 30 years of experience in manufacturing operations, commercial business development and management responsibilities with leading regional and international companies. Qarout began his career in 1989 with Juffali Group as a manufacturing engineer, then worked for almost 14 years with Procter & Gamble in Saudi Arabia, Belgium and North Africa on engineering, operational, planning and capability building managerial responsibilities. In 2006, he took over leadership responsibilities across the product supply, distribution and business development organizations of the Sunbulah Group, before serving as general manager of the Honey Business Unit with Al Shifa, the fifth largest global honey brand that is distributed in more than 40 countries around the globe.
Qarout was born in Ramallah in 1966. He is a member of the Jordanian Engineers Association and holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Jordan University of Science & Technology and a Sloan Masters of Science in Leadership and Strategy from London Business School, the United Kingdom.
General Manager Gulf Business unit
Ahmad Yahya is the general manager of Siniora’s Gulf Business Unit, responsible for the company’s operations in the Gulf region including Diamond Meat Processing (DMP), Siniora Gulf, and Saudi Siniora. Yahya joined Siniora’s team in 2002 as a cost accountant, shifting to become the finance manager for Palestine in 2009. In 2013, he moved to APSC, a Siniora affiliate, as the chief financial officer. After the DMP acquisition in 2016, he rejoined Siniora as finance manager for UAE. In 2020, he became the finance manager for the company’s Gulf section, working with the management team to improve the company’s operational performance in the Gulf region.
Yahya was born in 1978 and holds a Master’s degree in Accounting and Taxation from Al Quds University as well as an IACPA certificate.
Group General Manager Manufacturing and Engineering
Khaled Al-Muhtaseb is the General Manager for Manufacturing and Engineering for Siniora Food Industries group of companies, he is responsible for manufacturing operations including procuring, and distributing materials within the sites according to production plans and markets demands. Beside operations departments, he is responsible for the supporting technical departments like Quality Assurance and Research & Development. Al-Muhtaseb joined Siniora in 2012 as Chief Operating Officer for Palestine site, then after a year he was assigned as Products Supply Director for all manufacturing sites. Prior to this, Al-Muhtaseb worked at Proctor & Gamble in Saudi Arabia for seven years, during which he worked as Detergents Engineering group manager, then Dish Care and Fabric Enhancer group manager, beside leading Fabric and Home Care productivity improvement network for CEEMEA P&G sites. Al-Muhtaseb was born in 1978 and graduated from Birzeit University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering.
Group Human Resource Director
Nahed Sabri is the human resource director of Siniora Food Industries, responsible for developing, implementing and monitoring all the company’s human resources plans, policies and strategies. She joined the company in 2001 as an internal auditor in the Quality Control Department and later moved on to become the planning and quality manager, where she helped develop and build the ISO 22000 food safety system and update the ISO 9001 system. She then served in the Human Resources Department and simultaneously obtained her Professional Human Resources Certificate for business (HRBP) in 2015. Sabri previously served as a junior quality consultant at MMIS, where she participated in the development of quality systems projects and ISO 9001.
Sabri was born in Jerusalem in 1977, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the University of Jordan, a diploma in business administration from the University of Bethlehem and an MBA in Human Resource Management from Stafford University, the United Kingdom.
Group Information Technology Director
Rafat Abu Khizaran is the information technology director of Siniora Food Industries Group, and is responsible for developing, implementing and supporting both short- and long-term information technology and information security strategies within the company. He has more than 20 years of experience in managing information technology and information security systems, in addition to his long experience in enterprise resource planning systems (ERP) and cybersecurity. Abu Khizaran joined Siniora in 2006 as the information technology manager, having previously served as the director of the computer department at the Continuing Education Company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abu Khizaran was born in 1978 and has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science degree from Zarqa Private University.
Group Marketing Director
Elie Khalil is the group marketing director for Siniora Food Industries, working closely with the CEO to ensure the proper planning, development and implementation of the overall business marketing strategy. Khalil joined Siniora in February 2022 in his current position, bringing with him 15 years of broad-based experience in marketing management and strategies with leading multinational FMCG companies. Throughout his career, Khalil has managed and led marketing functions that include digital, trade marketing and category management with leading multinational companies in Saudi Arabia.
Khalil is a Lebanese national and holds Bachelor’s degrees in business and marketing from the Lebanese Canadian University.
Chief Executive Officer, Turkey Business Unit
Mehmet Yilmaz is the chief executive officer of Trakya Et ve Süt Ürünleri Sanayi ve Tiç Aş, a subsidiary of Siniora Food industries in Turkey. Trakya Et manufactures the consumer preferred brand Polonez and is a leader in the processed meat industry. Yılmaz joined Trakya Et in 2021, having previously worked at multinational companies including Lactalis, Eckes Granini, Unilever, Ulker and Aujan Industries, all recognized as leaders in the Middle East. Yılmaz leads Siniora Food investments in Turkey, working to develop the Polonez brand further in Turkey and the region.
Yılmaz has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from İstanbul University.