Salah Itani

Salah Itani, CMA, currently serves as the EMEA Finance Director and Financial Controller for QuidelOrtho since May 2019. Prior experience includes serving as Finance Business Partner Director at Smith & Nephew, where Salah supported a 20% growth in MENA through new marketing initiatives and reduced operating expenses by 39%. As Country Finance Manager at Smith & Nephew, achievements included developing standalone financial reporting for the Saudi entity and enhancing channel inventory management. Earlier roles include Finance Manager at Al-Faisaliah Group, leading a team of 20 and implementing a new finance structure that reduced costs and expedited reporting, and Financial Controller at MAF Carrefour, where responsibilities included managing the startup of two hypermarkets and significantly decreasing loss margins. Salah holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and an MBA from the Lebanese American University.