Mr Simon Naga
Vice President Asia, Fashion MENA, Watsons & Toys ‘R’ Us at Al-Futtaim
EXCO Member
Simon Naga joined the Singapore office as Managing Director, Inditex Brands, Al-Futtaim Group, in early July 2017. In January 2019, he was appointed Vice President of Al-Futtaim Group, Asia to oversee overall Group operations in Asia. In addition to spearheading the Inditex Brands, he is responsible for the other brands under the Group in Asia.
His portfolio in Southeast Asia includes:
Zara, Zara Home, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Pull&Bear, Oysho, and Ted Baker.
In the MENA region, Simon oversees:
Sandro, Maje, Ted Baker, Kiabi, Aape, Hugo, Boss, Watsons, and Toys ‘R’ Us.
With more than 20 years of working experience in the retail industry, before joining the Al-Futtaim Group, his last vocation was a District Manager with the Azadea Group based in Egypt. He was responsible for leading and managing the country’s business operations as well as ensuring business profitability. He holds the 2014 record of achieving record double-digit revenue-growth for the business portfolio. In his earlier professional years, he gained important extensive retail operations and brand management experience with multi-label lifestyle brands retailer Dubai Group Holding.
Mr Naga is skilled in business development and holds a Bachelor’s Degree specialising in International Business, Trade and Commerce from Ain Shams University.
