Ronaldo Mouchawar VP, Amazon MENA/Co-founder, Souq.com A regional pioneer in the e-commerce space, Mouchawar founded Souq.com in 2005 and nurtured it to become a juggernaut, before it was acquired by Amazon for an estimated $580m. Mouchawar was also one of the team to develop Maktoob – the Arabic/English email service provider that was sold to Yahoo for $164m in 2009. With the regional e-commerce space stepping into overdrive last year, Mouchawar has driven the growth of Amazon in the region, while also emerging as a mentor in the regional startups space. His continued success has served as a huge motivator for local entrepreneurs to innovate and follow their dreams. Related Stories Amazon opens its new corporate office in Riyadh Amazon’s ‘Everything for you sale’ to begin on July 21 Amazon launches on-demand home services in UAE including disinfection, car washing and pet grooming Amazon Saudi Arabia officially launched to replace Souq.com Revealed: Top 10 entrepreneurs in the Middle East You might also like Sami Al Qamzi Mayank Singhal Mahmoud Adi and Shane Shin Mohamad Sabouneh Raja Al Mazrouei Abdullah Mutawi Salem Bou Aoun Hanan Harhara Al Yafei Louis Lebbos and Muhammed Mekki Kamal Hassan and Yousif Al Mutawa Ramesh Jagannathan Abdallah and Ghaith Yafi Noor Sweid Dr Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi Abdul Baset AI Janahi Shaker Zainal Najla Al Midfa Fahad Al Gergawi William Chappell Esam Mahmoud Khalfan Juma Belhoul, CEO, and Dr Noah Raford, chief of Global Affairs Sheikh Dr Rashid bin Hamad Bin Mohammed Al-Sharqi Hamad Buamim Vic Barreto Philip Bahoshy Dr Khalid Al Midfa Ammar Al Malik Sheikh Ahmed bin Saqr Al Qasimi Amir Milad Jad Antoun and Khalid Ashmawy Ritesh Tilani and Alper Celen Dany Farha Walid Hanna Mohamed Alabbar Saygin Yalcin Gaurav Biswas Marwan Hachem Samih Toukan Fadi Ghandour Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed John Tsioris Magnus Olsson and Mudassir Sheikha Michael Lahyani Rashid Al Ghurair Eddie Maroun and Elie Habib Ambareen Musa Kunal Kapoor Sky Kurtz Jon Richards Mona Ataya Bader Ataya, Mohamad Ballout, Andres Arenas and Saman Darkan Jad Sayegh, Nadine Mezher and Mark Chahwan Michael Truschler Fodhil Benturquia Hosam Arab Vilhelm Hedberg Craig Moore Donna Benton Huda Kattan Mohamed Khaled Talal Bayaa, Brian Habib and Tarek Bayaa Maaz Sheikh