K. P. Basheer, Chairman and Founder of Western International Group, has become a household name in the GCC, having built an empire that began with his first shop Gift Palace in Bahrain in 1986. Sporting all the qualities of a true entrepreneur from being passionate and a risk-taker to creating opportunities and actioning on ideas, he has diversified and grown the Western International Group portfolio to four billion dirhams in the GCC. With the introduction of Gala, the self-made entrepreneur is now bringing quality convenience and ready-to-eat products at affordable prices to regional customers. Basheer attributes his success to institutionalizing strong company ethos that revolves around integrity, customer centricity, impeccable quality, and fairness. A visionary leader, Basheer aims to challenge the market’s status quo with innovation and technology.