Shant Oknayan — CEO

~25 years' global experience in driving high growth businesses and building high-performance teams. Currently; heading ByteDance/TikTok’s global business, focused on partnering with the world’s largest companies and agencies. Previous regional head across APAC, Middle East, Oceania, Central/South Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa, delivering 30x business growth to $Bs in revenue and managing cross-functional teams of 1,200+ talent across 20+ locations. Formerly, held executive roles across Meta, Google, Booz& (now Strategy &) and Merrill Lynch. Beyond corporate, I have co-founded, led, raised and exited GlamBox Middle East, the region's premier beauty subscription ecommerce. A Certified Advisory Board Chair, I am/have been an advisor across multiple organizations including Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's 2030 Vision program, Iliad Partners Investment Committee, a stealth D2C start-up and MMA in APAC. Nominated a Top 50 SME Executive and Top 30 Media Executive in the Middle East, and an active Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) member. I hold a double Masters from MIT (MBA) and Imperial College London (MEng with Hons), and attending Harvard Business School Presidents’ Program.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2B and B2C growth strategist with extensive experience in digital media and e-commerce.

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Experience: 22 yrs 3 mos