As the Legal Director for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, I provide strategic legal leadership and guidance across a diverse range of markets, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and YemenMy role involves navigating complex regulatory landscapes, ensuring compliance, and aligning legal strategies with business goals to support growth and innovation. I manage a wide array of legal matters, from corporate governance and commercial contracts to regulatory compliance and dispute resolution, all while ensuring the protection of our company’s interests.With a strong focus on risk mitigation and business enablement, I collaborate closely with senior leadership and mentor a team of talented legal professionals. My goal is to provide proactive, solution-oriented legal support that drives our business forward across the MENA region.

I am primarily responsible for delivering comprehensive legal services across a diverse and complex spectrum of operational and transactional matters that affect Haleon's businesses in the Gulf, Near East, and Saudi regions. Key responsibilities include:- Providing counsel to the Gulf, Near East, and Saudi Leadership Teams.- Drafting and negotiating a variety of commercial contracts with customers, distributors, logistics and warehousing providers, media and advertising agencies, and other major service providers.- Managing disputes and litigation.- Handling advertising challenges.- Advising on a wide range of advertising and promotional initiatives.- Ensuring regulatory and legal compliance.- Overseeing ongoing and new business development projects.- Addressing legal entity issues.- Advising on employment law matters.- Offering legal support on industry issues, crisis management, and product incidents.

I’m responsible primarily for the provision of general legal services across a broad, complex range of operational and transactional matters impacting GSK’s GINE, Egypt and Saudi business; the following are illustrative of the key responsibilities:o Counselling the GINE, Egypt and Saudi Leadership Team.o Drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts with customers, distributors, logistics and warehousing providers, media and advertising agencies, and other big service providers.o Managing disputes and litigation.o Managing advertising challenges.o Advising on a range of advertising and promotional initiatives. o Advising on regulatory and legal compliance matters.o Managing ongoing and new business development projects.o Advising on legal entity issues.o Advising on employment law issues.o Providing legal support on industry issues, crisis management and product incidents.

Providing commercially relevant and focused legal advice and services to GlaxoSmithKline Egypt by providing legal opinion and recommendation across a wide range of legal areas. The provision of strategic legal advice and acting proactively as required to minimize legal risks faced by the Company and to maximize opportunities afforded by such things as new and proposed legislation.