Ronaldo Mouchawar Perhaps the most important figure in regional e-commerce, Ronaldo Mouchawar founded souq.com in 2005, steadily growing it over the years before selling it to Amazon in a deal reported to be up to $750,000 in 2017. Still the online retailer’s CEO, Mouchawar oversaw the launch of a new fulfilment centre in Dubai late last year,… Perhaps the most important figure in regional e-commerce, Ronaldo Mouchawar founded souq.com in 2005, steadily growing it over the years before selling it to Amazon in a deal reported to be up to $750,000 in 2017. Still the online retailer’s CEO, Mouchawar oversaw the launch of a new fulfilment centre in Dubai late last year, creating 600 new jobs and widening its selection of goods. Hailed as one of the Gulf’s entrepreneurial success stories, Mouchawar was also one of the team to develop Maktoob – the first Arabic/English email service provider that was sold to Yahoo! for $164m in 2009. CEO, Souq.com Origin:Syria Residence:UAE Sector:Retail