Aliyu Mohammed Ali – Founder, President and CEO – Ehfaaz
Ambassadors Chair, Marketing & Communications Committee
Currently Founder, President and CEO at Ehfaaz, a Dubai-based recycling startup with a mission to give used resources a new life. Leveraging automation across all business lines, Aliyu and his team collaborate with FMCG companies to convert their organic waste to compost, obsolete cosmetics to car wash, and expired beverage liquids to ethanol. He has broad experience working in Middle East & Africa Markets across the Consumer Goods, Logistics & Supply Chain, and Technology industries. Began professional career with P&G Dubai leaving after 4 four years as a Senior Purchases Manger overseeing the Strategic Sourcing and management of the company’s $500MM Travel & Expense Spend globally. Broadened skill set after leaving P&G in the startup world first with Danali and then with Fetchr.
A “Visionaries under 40” winner at the 2019 P&G Alumni Conference, he is regularly recognized for his adeptness at blending his deep technical know-how with his refined people management skills to identify the root cause of issues. Has the ability to offer refreshingly innovative solutions to complex problems in the businesses that he works with and the communities that he serves. Born and raised in Nigeria, in 2018, his startup donated two 40ft containers of medical equipment to a 750-bed General Hospital in the Boko Haram affected region of that country.