MIDDLE EAST developed by its own technical department . Its main customer base is linked to the oil and gas industry , and while it has made some acquisitions in the past , the company ’ s growth has largely come from developing relationships with its large customer base in all industry verticals . It has , in the past , had joint ventures with key companies to support the market demand and will continue to look at this as a way of future growth , according to its CEO Stuart Hind .
AFI has set up supply and distribution agreements with a wide range of companies , including overseas firms such as UK industrial companies Dixon and more recently , Eriks , to name a few . The company has a huge product line – it supplies about 90,000 line items from almost 280 international suppliers .
Having such a diverse range of products
Key Personnel
Stuart Hind Chief Executive Officer
CEO Stuart Hind joined AFI in January 2015 . In 2006 Hind first joined AFI as Kuwait Country Manager and was swiftly promoted to AGM for the overseas branches . He left in 2010 to join DHL as Country Operations Manager for Iraq and Afghanistan , which was a challenging but exciting role .
Since leaving the army in 1992 Hind has had a variety of jobs that gave him the experience to take the challenging role as Chief Executive Office at AFI earlier this year .
www . afi . com . sa 67