Amar Ali

Chief Executive Officer at Vestergaard

Amar Ali has a diverse and extensive work experience. Amar is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Vestergaard, a position they have held since April 2023. Prior to this, they worked at DSM as the President, Africa from January 2021 to April 2023. From March 2016 to January 2021, Amar was the CEO of Africa Improved Foods. Their responsibilities included developing new food and agricultural businesses in Sudan, South Sudan, and Ethiopia for DAL Group, a $1.5 billion firm, where they served as the Head of New Business Development from April 2011 to March 2016. Before that, Amar held various leadership roles, including VP Global Marketing and Pricing Strategy at Travelport from September 2008 to April 2011, and Revenue Management - European Value Delivery Manager at Avis Europe from October 2006 to July 2008. Amar also worked as a Strategy Consultant at Marakon Associates from September 2004 to September 2006 and as a Senior Consultant in Organizational/Sports Psychology at SyCon - Sporting Bodymind Group from January 2002 to June 2003. Amar began their career at Accenture, where they worked as a Manager in Comms & High Tech from January 1997 to January 2002.

Amar Ali's education history is as follows. From 1992 to 1995, Amar attended the University of Leeds, where they obtained a first-class Bachelor of Science (BSc) honors degree in Psychology and Sociology. Later, in 2003 to 2004, Amar enrolled in INSEAD, where they pursued an MBA degree. Unfortunately, there is no specific information available regarding the field of study during their time at INSEAD.

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  • Chief Executive Officer

    April, 2023 - present