MEG - Key Persons


Asaad Salhab

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Board Member / Middle East Glass Manufacturing Company
  • Senior Operating Partner at Gulf Capital
Mr. Salhab was appointed to the Board of Directors of Middle East Glass in 2014. He has 30+ years experience at senior and executive management levels across the Middle East, Africa and Europe with leading international companies. Asaad is the Senior Operating Partner at Gulf Capital, one of the leading Alternate Asset Investment Management firms in the Middle East. Prior to that Asaad worked as the Chief Commercial Officer with Fattal Group and before that was the Regional Director Levant at Procter & Gamble where he served for 23 years in different capacities and geographies. Asaad sits on 8 company boards: Middle East Glass & Misr Glass Manufacturing (2 glass manufacturing companies), Chef Middle East (a leading distribution company in UAE), Multibrands (a leading distribution company in KSA), Destinations of the World (a B2B travel accommodation company), Amcan International (Nutritional Health & Supplements Products Distribution & Online business), Geidea (a leading Fintech company in KSA) and is the Chairman of MASAR Company. He was Co-founder and president of a countrywide Brand Protection Group NGO between 2004 and 2013. Asaad holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the American University of Beirut. He is as well a qualified mentor / coach and a certified trainer in management, leadership, total quality, and product supply leadership.

Dr. Karim El Solh

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Board Member / Middle East Glass Manufacturing Company / Co - Founder and CEO

Mr. Abdulgalil Besher

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Chairman / Coca - Cola Bottling Company
  • Managing Director of MENA Glass
  • Member of the German - Arab Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Abdulgalil Besher is the Managing Director of MENA Glass, a privately owned group with investments in the Beverage and Packaging sectors in the MENA region. Since the 1970s his focus has always been on the potential opportunities in said industry and he steered the Group to be a leader in this field. Mr. Abdulgalil was the Chairman of Coca-Cola Egypt, and currently chairs Coca-Cola Libya and Coca-Cola Yemen; during his leadership, each Entity has grown to be a market leader in most of their respected markets. He is the Chairman of Middle East Glass Manufacturing Company (MEG), a company listed in the Egyptian Stock Exchange, and which is the leading supplier of glass containers in the food and beverage sector in the region. Additionally, Mr. Abdulgalil is an active member of the German-Arab Chamber of Commerce and the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt and holds several other directorships and advisory positions.

Peter Carpenter

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Board Member / Middle East Glass Manufacturing Company