Stuart Bateman

Head of Digital Marketing at Geidea Solutions

Stuart Bateman is the current Head of Digital Marketing at Geidea Solutions. Prior to this, they served as the Digital Marketing Manager at Almarai from October 2017 to March 2020. In this role, they were responsible for the commercial strategy and development of the organization as a whole. This included activities relating to marketing, sales, product development, and customer service to drive business growth and market share. As a corporate officer position, they reported directly to the chief executive officer (CEO).

Bateman's position was primarily concerned with ensuring the integrated commercial success of the organization. The role combined technical knowledge of various fields with strong marketing and business development skills. Essentially, as CCO they took ownership of the client and the client interface with the product or service offering, making sure that all functions of the organization were aligned to meet the strategic commercial objectives. Their work was closely linked to the organization's strategic management function, in drafting, implementing and evaluating cross-functional decisions that would enable the organization to achieve its long-term objectives.

Stuart Bateman has an MBA in Business/Commerce from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. Stuart also has a Bsc. in Web Management from the same school, and a Diploma (AL) in Arabic Language from the European Institute of Human Science. Stuart also has A levels in Business Studies from Olchfa School. In addition, they have various certifications from well-known organizations, such as Korn Ferry, PwC, Google, Vend, Xero, Microsoft, and the University of Pennsylvania.