Abdul Malak has been working at Nestlé since 1999 and assumed his current role in January 2022. He leads a team of more than 14,000 people across MENA. In November 2022, Nestlé announced a $1.87 billion ten-year investment strategy for Saudi Arabia. More than 1,300 individuals under the age of 30 were hired in MENA in 2022, exceeding the company’s commitment two years ahead of its goal to create 1,000 jobs in the region by 2025.