The Middle East’s

8. Walid Sheta

Company: Schneider Electric
Designation: President Middle East & Africa
Established: 1836
Headquarters: Global: France; Regional: U.A.E.

In 2024, Schneider Electric recorded a 40% reduction in operational greenhouse gas emission intensity for 1,000 suppliers, marking a 13-point improvement since 2023. In July 2025, Schneider Electric partnered with Hassan Allam Holding in a sustainable agriculture project in Egypt’s Nile Deltato to enhance the country’s ‘Water-Energy-Food’ Nexus, integrating smart sustainable solutions to uplift villages, improve lives, and support national Sustainable Development Goals. Sheta assumed his current role in 2021.