Saad Siddiqui

Leading the highly prestigious Food company in Saudi renowned for the equity of its brands and quality of its innovations. Full scale General Management role (CEO/GM equivalent) responsible for end-to-end business leadership from Strategy to end execution. Consistently orchestrating business and people growth, driving innovations and capabilities enhancements.

Additional role at group level apart from heading group's FMCG subsidiary GoodyCo. Responsible for coordinating Corporate Strategy for the group, deliver special Strategy initiatives, and specifically work on new growth ventures for the group.

Member of board of directors for group subsidiary in South Africa

Country CFO for Reckitt Benckiser Pakistan (T400 role). Led all F&A processes including Financial Planning and Analysis, Budgeting, Accounting, Treasury, Taxation, Audit, Supply Chain / Manufacturing Finance, Cash flow management, Organization and systems Development, and Risk Management. Acted as key partner to GM and all lead team to manage delivery of strong topline and bottomline growth as per target commitment to HQ.

Led Finance and accounting function (full CFO role) of a leading consumer food brands company in Saudi Arabia and wider Middle East. Complete ownership of all F&A processes including Financial Planning and Analysis, Budgeting, Accounting, Treasury, Cash flow management, Organization and systems Development, and Risk management. Acted as key advisor on company's expansion strategy. Worked with GM and all key managers to deliver topline and bottomline growth while managing risks as well.

Responsibilities: Key member of Procter & Gamble’s Global Corporate Strategy group and responsible for Competitive Strategic Analysis for the business (Sales Turnover in range of 25 Billion dollars). Responsible for Regular strategic analysis of global Fabric and Home care industry and key global players, including their financials, innovation plans and strategies. Delivered multiple interventions to enhance company's competitive strategy. Reporting lines: Dual reporting to Head of Global Corporate Strategy (Based in Cincinnati – Corp HQ for P&G) and Head of Strategic Planning for Global Fabric care business unit (Based in Geneva - Regional HQ). Key customers for the role: Global President and Finance VP for the business unit, other lead team members of the BU across the world, regional and coyntry teams leaders.

Responsibilities: Responsible for Strategic Planning of a major regional business unit with sales in multiple billions ($). Key responsibilities were: 1) Develop and own the business unit’s mid to long term strategic plan that includes defining its growth targets, strategic choices, investment decisions, and portfolio management across various markets, 2) Establish business unit’s KPIs and track progress on them, 3) Conduct regular in-depth business analyses on various strategic issues facing the business. Reporting line: Finance Director of Fabric-care CEEMEA Region Business unit. Key customers for the role: General Manager of the Business Unit, lead team and key managers across all its matkets and functions, Global HQ leadership and stakeholders in country teams.

Head of Finance and Accounting Department of Modern Industries (Joint venture of Procter & Gamble). The JV entity manages one of the largest manufacturing plants of P&G in Middle/East and Africa region. Acted as independent Finance Manager of the JV responsible for full finance and accounting operations of the legal entity. This included forecasting, analysis and management of a cost pool of more than $500 million, implementing cost reduction and control plans, management of plant overhead budgets/capital spending/working capital, developing and tracking KPIs for the legal entity, ensuring strong internal Controls, managing financial and accounting systems, and implementation of accounting policies and guidelines. Headed a team of 6 analysts and accountants.

Responsible for Financial planning and management for the Gillette business category for 8 countries in the Arabian Peninsula/Pakistan region. Reporting line to Head of Gillette business for Arabian Peninsula and Pakistan. Responsibilities included setting and tracking of the financial targets, developing detailed annual & monthly revenue/profit forecasts of the business, budget management and control, financial evaluation/modelling of initiatives and innovation, accounting processes management. Headed a team of 3 analysts.

Responsible for short and long-term financial planning for Pakistan operations, including setting and tracking of the financial targets, developing detailed annual & monthly revenue/profit forecasts of the business, financial analysis of business initiatives, and management of budget allocation / control process for the entire Pakistan company. Responsible for cash/treasury management functions, including planning and negotiation of financing arrangements with banks, day-to-day cash management, forecasting and analysis of company’s cash-flows etc. Headed a team of 5 analysts.