Fadi Manassa

With over 25 years of multi-departmental leadership across FMCG, beverage, and food distribution including an extensive 18-year career with Nestlé Middle East and executive management experience in Iraq , I bring operational oversight, commercial drive, and hands-on leadership required for this role. Having served as Country Operation Manager & Sales Director for Nestlé Erbil and later as General Manager of Talaya Water and Business Development and Export Manager of Rim Water , I have acquired experience managing multi-functional organisation encompassing sales, supply chain, production alignment, administration, and finance. Bridging high-level strategic planning with day-to-day operational execution. KEY OPERATIONAL & LEADERSHIP ALIGNMENTS:

• Iraq & Regional Leadership Experience: Proven expertise navigating the market dynamics of Iraq, managing large-scale distribution frameworks, regulatory standards, and regional cross-functional teams. • Multidisciplinary Operations & Team Management: Track record of directing multidisciplinary staff and department heads, optimizing workflows across production planning, inventory, logistics, and admin controls. • Financial, Cost & Budgetary Control: Deep expertise in full P&L oversight, departmental budget management, cost reduction, margin maximization, and establishing rigorous financial KPIs. • Sales, RTM & Business Expansion: Extensive experience driving revenue growth, aligning production capacity with market demand, and developing key customer relationships.