Consumer Goods Forum, Middle East

Membership Benefits

• Includes 2 seats at each face-to-face meeting (held in Dubai in March and September)
• Includes unlimited accesses for online/zoom meetings (held in June and November)
• Networking with and benchmarking against premier Consumer Goods companies that are alike in size (large multinationals)
• Opportunities to shape, influence and develop best HR practices for the Consumer Goods industry in the region
• Ability to conduct quick polls and share knowledge in special interests pertinent to the forum and members
• Regular invites to events throughout the year included in membership
• Several spot polls per year on topics that are agreed upon amongst members
• Access to all presentation materials shared by Mercer consultants

Membership Obligations

• Members must host one meeting. Order of hosting is on a rotation schedule from date of joining the forum
• Contribute to the forum by bringing fresh perspectives and thought leadership
• Ensure senior HR leadership represents the company for meetings, no deputizing to junior staff
• To be eligible for a report, the company must submit data. We invite companies to submit as much data as possible for all locations where they have presence.
• Data must be on time and good quality for all positions, including executives
• On time payment of membership fee (membership fee is renewed every year in January)
• Company should not miss more than 1 of the 2 forum meetings, in a calendar year

Admission Criteria

Potential Members must meet ALL the following criteria:

• Must be an (international/global) Consumer Goods organization that supports the principles of the Member Organizations
• Must be able to add value to the Forum membership through:
  • Being an organization that provides competitive operations to the current membership;
  • Being representative within the Middle East region in countries that are of interest to the current membership
• Must be of a size through country presence and revenue that identifies them as a market leader within the Consumer Goods sector
• No. of Countries with Operations: minimum 2 countries in Middle East
• Headcount in GCC: minimum 300 employees
• Revenue size: Middle East and Africa US$300 million OR Global US$1 billion
• If the above requirement is not met, company can provide future business strategies or restructuring initiatives that may lead to changes in company size and headcount, Mercer will consider these elements when making decisions as well.

Current Members

• Adidas
• Beiersdorf
• Bel Group
• British American Tobacco
• Coca-Cola
• Colgate- Palmolive
• COTY
• Danone
• Diageo
• Estée Lauder Companies
• Ferrero
• General Mills
• Haleon
• Henkel
• Hershey’s
• Imperial Tobacco
• Japan Tobacco International
• Kenvue
• Kellanova
• Kraft Heinz
• L’Oréal
• Lipton
• Mars
• Mondelez
• Nestle
• PepsiCo
• Philip Morris International
• Procter & Gamble
• Reckitt Benckiser
• Red Bull
• SC Johnson
• Unilever

Recent Spot Polls

• Middle East Housing and Schooling Policy
• Quarterly Salary Budget Snapshot Surveys
• Middle East Leave Policies
• Egypt Car Policy
• Egypt Inflation and Currency Depreciation
• Turkey Inflation and Currency Depreciation
• Algeria Car Policy
• Algeria Severance Policy
• KSA Dependent Visas
• UAE Legislative Changes
• Middle East Flexible Working Policy
• UAE Nationals HR Practices
• KSA Allowances and Benefit