Asil Attar
Asil Attar is an Iraqi businesswoman and former CEO of Damas Jewellery.[1]
Early life and career[edit]
Asil Attar was born in Baghdad and is from Iraqi, Iranian and Indian heritage. She is a businesswoman in the fashion industry, with industry experience in London, New York and Europe focused on talent management, brand building, business restructuring, development and expansion.[2]
Attar was formerly the CEO of Alyasra Fashion, which in 2018 was reported to have over 250 stores across the Middle East.[3]
Attar has been the opening speaker and panelist for conferences in the Middle East region, including Arabian Business Women's Forum,[4] Asian Leadership Awards, Women in Leadership Conference,[5] The Luxury Forum,[6] Cityscape Global,[7] the CSR Summit 2013,[8] the Host for Google Grind Dubai[9] and as a speaker at the World Islamic Economic Forum[10] and their Foundation program the Mocafest. She was on the advisory boards for the Asia Retail Congress[11] and Future Retail.[12] In 2020, she launched "The Turban Thinker", a talk show for entrepreneurs, in which she shared her journey and welcomed guests.[13]
Awards and recognitions[edit]
Attar was listed as one of the top 100 most powerful Arab women in 2012 by Arabian Business magazine[14] as well as being voted number 55 in the Forbes Middle East rankings of the most powerful Arabic women in the world.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ Thomas, Aby Sam. "Follow The Leader: Asil Attar, CEO, Damas Jewellery". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ "Asil Attar, the First Female CEO of Multiple MENA Powerhouses". About Her. 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ "Alyasra Fashion to establish training academy for Saudis". Arab News. 2018-04-01. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ "MAF Fashion CEO to kickstart Women's Forum". arabianbusiness.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "'H.H Princess Ameera Al Taweel, the pioneering figure of women leadership to join Woibex 2014'". woibex.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "The Luxury Forum 2010 debuts at Jebel Ali International Hotel". ameinfo.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Asil Attar, CEO, Majid Al Futtaim Fashion". cityscapeglobal.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "CSR Activities Enhance the Sustainability of Our Organization: Asil Attar, CEO, Majid Al Futtaim Fashion". indiacsr.in. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "A dynamic global fashion industry professional of 20 years' experience with exceptional expertise in strategic leadership, financial business management, creative brand building, commercial retailing and in depth expertise in brand equity and relations". startupgrind.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "SPEAKER PROFILES". 10thwief.org. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "ADVISORY COUNCIL". asiaretailcongress.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Asil Attar". futureretail.ae. Archived from the original on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "The Turban Thinker : un talk-show pour les entrepreneurs". KAWA (in French). 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "Revealed: 100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2012". arabianbusiness.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "#55 Asil Attar". forbesmiddleeast.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.