MANAMA: Najla Al Shirawi, the chief executive of Bahrain-based SICO, is the only Bahraini in the 2019 Forbes list of ‘Women Leading Top Companies In The Middle East’.
Ms Al Shirawi is ranked 14 in the list of 20 women who are CEOs of major companies in the region, topped by Saudi-based Sarah Al Suhaimi, chairwoman of Tadawul and chief executive of NCB Capital .