For the past 19 years Mr Sakr has been working for the Hawa Chicken company in Lebanon, and has been managing a team of 16 technicians involved in producing 20 million broilers and 100 million table eggs a year.

Now with Cobb he is responsible with regional technical manager Philippe Gouault for the Middle East area where both the Cobb 500 and the recently introduced Cobb Avian breeds are continuing to gain market share.

Wassim Sakr