Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC
Search every verified Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In an interview published on August 4, 2026, Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh, Chairman and CEO of Fresh Del Monte Produce, discussed the origins of his acquisition of the company. He recounted that in 1995, while living in Chile, a senior executive from Rabobank, a bank he described as one of the world's largest, offered to expand cooperation. Abu-Ghazaleh said he requested the bank's help in financing the acquisition, and they agreed to explore the deal. He stated that the Mexican government had placed the company under its management with the intention of selling it, and that he submitted a bid as a Chilean company with Rabobank's backing. Abu-Ghazaleh described the acquisition process as involving about a year of negotiations, beginning around September or October 1995, and noted that he visited the company's Miami headquarters in January 1996. He said he had a long-held conviction that building a global company with a strong brand in the fresh produce sector was necessary to achieve his aspirations, and that this motivated his pursuit of the deal. He also recalled that the company's management presented an optimistic picture during the sale process, and that his ability to see beyond the presented figures was key to the transaction.
"Del Monte was on the radar." Fresh Del Monte Chairman Mohammed Abu Ghazaleh: During my stay in Chile in 1995, a senior official at Rabobank offered to expand cooperation, so I asked for their help in financing the company's acquisition, and they agreed to explore the deal. #FirstClass
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رجل أعمال فلسطيني شملت إستثماراته قطاعات متنوّعة ومتباعدة مثل الزراعة والعقارات والطيران والصناعة والصحة والتأمين والتجارة. شغل مناصب إدارية عليا منها منصب المدير العام لـ"شركة ميتيكو" التي تُعدّ أكبر شركة في العالم في مجال الفواكه والخضراوات. ويتنقّل سنوياً بين أربع وعشرين دولة تنتشر فيها أعمال شركته "دلمونتي" المدرجة في بورصة نيويورك. يمكن اعتباره رجل عابر للقارات خصوصاً وأن مشاريعه طالت العديد من البلدان ومنها الأردن وفلسطين والسعودية والكويت وحتى الفيليبين وتشيلي. وقد افتتح في لبنان "مستشفى جورج كليمونصو" الذي يعدّ الأكبر في العاصمة اللبنانية. "وراء الوجوه" هو برنامج حواري حققّت حلقاته نج…
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