Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, December 2025 – Bandar AlSaeedi has been appointed as Chief Commercial Officer at Panda Retail Company – Savola Group. In his new role, he will lead the organization’s commercial strategy across merchandising, category management, pricing, promotions, private label development and supplier partnerships, supporting Panda’s continued expansion across Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
Bandar AlSaeedi has built his leadership journey within Panda Retail Company – Savola Group, steadily progressing through multiple commercial and operational leadership roles. Prior to his elevation as Chief Commercial Officer, he served in senior commercial leadership responsibilities where he was instrumental in strengthening category management, enhancing private label portfolios, driving pricing and promotion strategies, and improving gross margin and profitability performance across Panda’s national store network.
Earlier, he played a pivotal role in operations support and development leadership, where he carried responsibility for P&L performance, cost optimization, shared services strengthening, and multi-format retail transformation initiatives. His work significantly contributed to operational efficiency, customer experience enhancement and sustainable EBITDA improvement.
Before this, he served in regional operations leadership positions, overseeing hypermarket networks, driving operational excellence programs, strengthening workforce capability building, and supporting ERP and business transformation initiatives across multiple geographies in Saudi Arabia.
His foundational leadership journey at Panda included store-level and departmental leadership roles where he managed large retail teams, FMCG and fresh food categories, merchandising execution, and customer service excellence — shaping his deep understanding of frontline retail operations.
Across his journey, Bandar AlSaeedi has been recognized as a transformation-focused commercial leader with strong execution capability across merchandising, operations and people leadership.
Bandar AlSaeedi holds a postgraduate degree in Business Administration and Management from the University of Leicester and has completed Executive Education in Achieving Outstanding Performance at INSEAD.
About Panda Retail Company – Savola Group
Founded in 1978, Panda Retail Company – Savola Group is the largest food retailer in the Middle East, operating more than 400 stores across Saudi Arabia and Egypt under Panda Super, Panda Hyper and Pandati formats. As the retail arm of Savola Group, Panda continues to strengthen its leadership in the region through innovation, customer-centric retailing, and sustainable expansion.
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