Hisham Shaaban in

Hisham Shaaban

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Head of Commercial Operations at Sandoz
📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Hisham Shaaban is the Head of Commercial Operations at Sandoz, bringing over 18 years of experience in driving profit growth and market expansion for leading pharmaceutical companies in the Middle East and Africa. Colleagues describe him as creative, innovative, and results-oriented. He holds a Professional Diploma in Marketing.

Personally, Hisham is a reflective individual and a proud father who values the growth that comes from parenthood. He champions the importance of well-being for sustained performance and maintains a strong connection to his Egyptian heritage. He is passionate about leadership philosophies that empower others.

He believes the key competitive advantage today is recovery, stating, "You can’t multiply growth from an empty battery. "

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Head of Commercial Operations
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Empowering Leadership
Shares content on leadership that unlocks capability in others, contrasting 'Multipliers' who amplify intelligence with 'Diminishers' who stifle it.
Pharma in MEA
His career is built on leading commercial operations, sales, and marketing to drive growth and manage P&L for major pharma companies across the Middle East and Africa.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Head of Commercial Operations
Sandoz
12-2024 - 5-2025
META Speciality Care Franchise Head
Acino
4-2023 - 9-2024
Middle East Africa (MEA) Business Operations Head (Commercial Head)
Biogen
5-2022 - 4-2023
General Manager Gulf Cluster
Biogen
2-2021 - 5-2022
Gulf Cluster Sales & Marketing Head
Biogen
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Education
4-2024 - 12-2024
Certificate
Marshall Goldsmith
2010 - 2011
Professional Diploma in Marketing
CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing
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