Sohail Nawaz MBE

Sohail Nawaz MBE is the Head of Retail Media for the Landmark Group, a multi-million dollar retail business with over 2,200 stores across the Middle East, India and South East Asia. With a proven track record of building and leading high-performing Sales, Management, and Tech teams, Sohail brings a wealth of experience from renowned UK businesses such as British Telecom, Yell Group PLC and Comet Group PLC.

A recognised industry leader in the Middle East, Sohail has received multiple accolades in his ten year tenure in this region including the “Best Use of Martech in Media” award at the 2021 Dubai Martech Awards and the “Tealium Innovation Award for User Loyalty and Retention” for his remarkable achievement in growing Khaleej Times’ digital audience base by 100%. In 2023, he was honoured with the “Martech Thought Leadership Award” at the Martech Excellence Awards in Dubai.

As a member of the Kellogg School of Management Alumni and its Global Network, Sohail stays at the forefront of emerging technologies such as AI/ML and Web 3. He is also a sought-after keynote speaker, sharing his expertise on Retail Media, Customer Experience, CDP’s, 1st Party Data Commercialisation Strategies and Web 3 at major events across the Region.

Sohail is passionate about supporting and mentoring young people. In 2011, his national charity work with vulnerable young people which was delivered in some of the most deprived areas in the UK was recognised by the UK British Government (Home Oice) and King Charles honoured and presented him with the prestigious title of MBE for his work.