{"id":57827,"date":"2025-07-16T07:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T07:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/lists\/?page_id=57827"},"modified":"2025-07-23T15:02:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T15:02:53","slug":"elif-aral","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/lists\/global-meets-local-2025\/elif-aral\/","title":{"rendered":"Elif Aral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container white-container max-width-1100 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div 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{.fusion-title.fusion-title-2{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category4\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n  .properties_title {\n    color: black;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    font-size: 20px;\n    font-family: 'Euclid';\n}\n\n.custom-spk-value-new {\n    font-family: \"Euclid\" !important;\n    font-size: 17px !important;\n    color: black;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><span class=\"properties_title\">Designation: <\/span><span class=\"custom-spk-value-new\">Regional President\u2014Middle East, Russia and Africa<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category4\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n  .properties_title {\n    color: black;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    font-size: 20px;\n    font-family: 'Euclid';\n}\n\n.custom-spk-value-new {\n    font-family: \"Euclid\" !important;\n    font-size: 17px !important;\n    color: black;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><span class=\"properties_title\">Company: <\/span><span class=\"custom-spk-value-new\">Pfizer<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-4{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category4\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n  .properties_title {\n    color: black;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    font-size: 20px;\n    font-family: 'Euclid';\n}\n\n.custom-spk-value-new {\n    font-family: \"Euclid\" !important;\n    font-size: 17px !important;\n    color: black;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><span class=\"properties_title\">Nationality: <\/span><span class=\"custom-spk-value-new\">Turkish<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-5{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category4\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n  .properties_title {\n    color: black;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    font-size: 20px;\n    font-family: 'Euclid';\n}\n\n.custom-spk-value-new {\n    font-family: \"Euclid\" !important;\n    font-size: 17px !important;\n    color: black;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><span class=\"properties_title\">Global Headquarters: <\/span><span class=\"custom-spk-value-new\"> U.S.<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-6{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category4\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n  .properties_title {\n    color: black;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    font-size: 20px;\n    font-family: 'Euclid';\n}\n\n.custom-spk-value-new {\n    font-family: \"Euclid\" !important;\n    font-size: 17px !important;\n    color: black;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><span class=\"properties_title\">Sector: <\/span><span class=\"custom-spk-value-new\">Pharmaceuticals<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.7;letter-spacing:0.01em !Important;color:#ffffff;\">\n<style 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