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Babaker Sons Co
Babaker Sons was established in 1958 by Late Mr. Saleh Abdulaziz Babaker, the company specializes in the trading of grains and foodstuff. It has started as a distributer of foodstuff in the 1960s, and emerged afterwards to one of the largest players in the FMCG sector in Saudi Arabia. Company’s main product is rice, which is considered the main food item in the GCC region. In addition the company trades in coffee, tea, cardamom and sugar.
Babaker Sons is considered one of the largest importers of Indian Basmati Rice with annual imports exceeding 180,000 MT. They also import rice from other countries as well such as Pakistan, and Thailand.
The Company sells premium Indian Basmati rice under its own brand (Abukass) a +30 year old brand, which is well known in the Middle East, and the most popular rice brand in Saudi Arabia. They sell other varieties of rice under their other brands such as Baher, Zaman, Tejan, Rahi and Daawa.
The Company employs around 400 employees; the annual turnover of the Company is around $200MM.
Babaker Sons is a family business closely run by the owners Mr. Omar and Mr. Saeed Babaker, both have excellent experience in trading and marketing, and have been running and developing the business for the past 35 years.
Suneet has built and delivered over a hundred housing projects over the last 30 years. Experienced Founder with a demonstrated history of working in the real estate industry. Strong business development professional with a (MBA) focused in finance and financial management services.
Suneet brings senior management qualities and is answerable to the funders and board of directors. He has a keen eye on cost efficiencies and program management. This allows Mera Real Estate to deliver homes on a timely basis as well as returns to the shareholders.
Key Roles:
• Strategy
• Senior decisions
• Negotiations
• Overseeing all operations
• Construction management
Over 26 years of experience in the Agriculture Commodity business, across a host of geographical locations including Asia, Middle East, East Africa, Indian subcontinent, East Europe, EU, North and South America. Strong background in international trade, relationship management, transaction execution, logistics management, conflict resolution, people management and contract negotiation.
Key Roles:
• Strategy
• Senior decisions
• Negotiations
• Overseeing all operations
• Construction management
Team
Tania brings strong organisational and finance skills to the team, to ensure smooth operations across our sites, from the company headquarters.
Key Roles:
• Accounts and financial controller
• Office management and HR
• Day to day support across the business
• Sales and lettings management
• Company administrator
Andrew is a Senior Land Manager based at our Head Office. He has over 40 years experience in the property industry and is a highly accomplished professional with proven success in negotiating property and land sales.
Key Roles:
• Site identification
• Project management
• Planning & development strategies
• Viability appraisals
• Sales and marketing
Taz has a wealth of construction experience having worked in the industry for over 10 years. He ensures efficient coordination of the program and plan to allow works to be completed on schedule.
Key Roles:
• Preliminary planning
• Project management
• Site coordination
Labeed joined Mera in January 2022 as a Development Manager.
Before joining Mera, Labeed had worked as a Development Manager for a real estate fund in Mayfair and as a Project Manager / Quantity Surveyor for various construction consultancy firms in Central London.
Labeed is a Qualified Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and holds an undergraduate degree in Quantity Surveying.
Labeed’s key role at Mera is to successfully deliver projects on time and budget from planning stage through to construction.
Spencer is a resourceful procurement & sales professional with over 40 years of experience within the building industry. A good communicator who works well and efficiently to any challenges with a commitment to customer service excellence and technical support.
Key roles:
Focused & resourceful
Effective problem solver
Good communicator
