Patrick SATAMIAN

Managing Director Abed holding - Founder & Managing Partner @CatalystConcepts, an Invest. Operating, Turnaround, Advisory Hub specialized in Family Business, ConsumerGood/Retail/AgriFood/Dairy

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

About

International business professional with 30 years of proven track record in achieving top/bottom line results in senior leadership positions (Full time and Interim) as Chief Executive Officer, President of Region, Board Member with responsibility reaching US$ 5bio in revenues, experience in preparing and supervising PLC and Family owned Groups, Group Holdings, Shared Services, Start Ups to increase shareholder value via organic programs, mergers, acquisitions, integrations, working hand in hand with Company owners, Private Equity and Consultants, experience in Business and Culture Transformation/Expansion with separation of the Family from the business and preparing the business for its next cycle with IPO and M&A, Leadership agility (whilst being an outside recruit), experience in working as an extension to the Board or the C Suite Teams, hence offering a maximum of flexibility, honesty, transparency, end knowledge-sharing while minimizing the administrative and iterative costs, acting as a single point of contact to allocate skills and resources when needed experience in setting up factories and businesses in Industrial Parks in MEA including Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai Industrial Zone (DIC), Musaffah Abu Dhabi, KIZAD, Abu Dhabi Ports, Al Hidd Industrial Area Bahrain, Dammam, Riyadh Haradth, 10th of Ramadan Cairo, Borg El Arab Alexandria Egypt, etc... Key sectors of expertise include Consumer Goods, Consumer Food, B2B food, Commodities/Feed, Government Food Security and Strategy (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman), Family Goups Business (Family Constitution, Assembly, Holding, Governance, BUs, Tax, Succession), Retail (hypermarkets, supermarkets, wholesalers, groceries, food services), Dining (quick, casual, fine). Education (KG, Primary, Secondary, training, coaching). Banking (Private, Investment, Private equity), Mergers/Aquisitions/Cultural Integration, Building Contruction Materials, NB:Experience in Food/Beverage includes categories like milk, milk derivatives, cheese, desserts, dairy, juice, water, chocolate, flour, bakery, bread, cakes, croissants, pasta, sweet and savory snacks, biscuits, coffee, candy, tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, olive oil, cooking oil, poultry, read meat, (in various formats including fresh, canned, frozen, chilled) NB: Experience in agriculture and Commodities includes categories like wheat, flour, bran, alfa alfa, barley, feed for poultry, feed for ruminants, sugar, rice, palm oil, fresh fruits, fresh vegetables NB: Experience in animal husbandry include cows dairy, cows cattle, chicken, quails, camels

Experience

  • Managing Director & Board Member at Ahmad A. Abed
    Jun 2026 - Present · 6 mos

  • Founder and Managing Partner at Catalyst Concepts
    Jan 2014 - Present · 12 yrs 11 mos

  • CEO, Div President (Consumer,Food,Agri,Farming,Retail,Manufact,Family owned) at KRAFT, MONDELEZ, DANON, CADBURY, NADEC, ALMARAI, RJRNABiSCO, JTI
    Jan 2001 - Jan 2026 · 25 yrs 1 mo

  • ChairmanFamilyHold (Tourism Event PetraWadiRumAqabDSea, HomeRetailDesign withPaintingSculptureFlower at Jordan Explorers, Catalyst Concepts
    Jan 2001 - Jan 2026 · 25 yrs 1 mo

  • Board Member Ferrari Owners Club UAE at Ferrari Owners Club
    May 2022 - Dec 2025 · 3 yrs 8 mos