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Fresh Faces on the Global Meets Local 2024 List

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August 2024

Meet the leaders of the companies new to our flagship Global Meets Local list for 2024. Of the 14 new companies, 12 are headquartered in the U.S.

- JAMILA GANDHI

Fresh Faces on the Global Meets Local 2024 List

Kami Viswanathan

President—Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa, FedEx

Global headquarters: U.S.

Nationality: Indian

Viswanathan assumed her current role in June 2022, having joined FedEx in 2021. Viswanathan also cofounded Lumina Datamatics, a content service company, in 2006.

Guy Hutchinson

President—Middle East & Africa, Hilton

Global headquarters: U.S.

Nationality: British

Hutchinson assumed his current role in early 2024, having served as president and CEO of Rotana since 2020. He previously held senior leadership roles at Hilton in Japan, China, Australia, and India.

Asgar Rangoonwala

Senior Vice President, EMEA Emerging Markets, Johnson & Johnson

Global headquarters: U.S.

Nationality: German

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