Icons of Influence Sima Ved Founder and chairwoman, Apparel Group Follow us Follow on Google News Follow on Facebook Follow on Instagram Follow on X Follow on LinkedIn Ved helms Apparel Group, a Dubai-based fashion and lifestyle retail group that operates a large multi-brand portfolio across the Middle East and Asia. She leads strategy, brand curation, and customer experience, with emphasis on omnichannel commerce, fast logistics, and data-led merchandising. Ved champions women’s leadership and skills development across buying, store operations, and digital. Apparel Group continues to expand through new market entries, franchise partnerships, and experiential concepts in malls and community centres. Her priorities include sustainability in sourcing and packaging and continuous improvements in last-mile delivery and returns. Related Stories UAE startup Tabby secures $7m funding, partners with Apparel Group Revealed: Influential Indians in the GCC: Business legends Apparel Group signs GCC franchise deal for Sumo Sushi & Bento You might also like Sunil John Yusuff Ali M.A. Dr. Thumbay Moideen Vidya Chhabria Mohan Valrani K. Rajaram Dr. Adnan Chilwan Sanjiv Kakkar Ram Kumar Thota Raghu Malhotra Atif Rahman Amit Jain Rishi Kapoor Vasu Shroff Anil Pillai Bal Krishen Rohit and Sharad Bachani Raju Ramesh and Sunil Paul Ayesha Depala John Paul Joy Alukkas Geet Bhalla and Digvijay Pratap Snehal and Sunita Hadani Nisha Jagtiani Kunal Kapoor Dino Varkey Ashish Panjabi Joy Alukkas Ravi Pillai Micky Jagtiani Sunny Varkey Sunil Vaswani Shamsheer Vayalil Dr. Zulekha Daud Yogesh Mehta Firoz Merchant Rajen Kilachand Azad Moopen Tony Jashanmal Paras Shahdadpuri Shyam Bhatia Adeeb Ahamed Dhananjay Datar Rizwan Sajan PNC Menon Sima Ved Shaji Ul Mulk Ramesh Prabhakar L.T. Pagarani Ram Buxani Surender Kandhari Sohan Roy Sunil Kaushal