Currently serving as Food & Beverage Director at Galaxy Group, Ruchdi Abou Haka is a highly experienced C-level executive who has spent over 30 years driving success in the food and beverage industry across multiple continents. He specializes in driving growth, transforming brands, and optimizing operations for both franchise and independent concepts. His key accomplishments include significant increases in revenue and profit, as well as successful market expansions, alongside a proven ability to build and lead high-performing teams.

Ruchdi offers expertise across all facets of the food and beverage industry, from fine dining and casual dining to QSR, and from concept development to operational excellence, consistently delivering exceptional results.

Ruchdi Abou Haka brings a strong track record of leadership across some of the region’s most recognized hospitality groups. He has served as CEO and Board Advisor at Burj Al Hamam Group, where he guided strategic direction and growth, and as Managing Director at PAUL International, overseeing international operations and brand expansion.

He also held the role of Senior Director of F&B at Meraas, contributing to the development of large-scale dining concepts, and Vice President of F&B at AZADEA Group, where he managed diverse portfolios and drove operational excellence across multiple markets.

Ruchdi Abou Haka holds a BBA in Hotel Management (January 1990) from ISTHIA, Université Toulouse, one of France’s recognized institutions specializing in tourism, hospitality, and food service management.