Established in 1970, AFG is one of the Gulf region’s largest conglomerates, manufacturing and distributing products in such diverse fields as telecommunications, medical equipment, measurement systems, food and beverages, consumer electronics, entertain- ment and multimedia, and speciality chemicals. The company has used its regional knowledge and infra- structure to help numerous global brands establish a presence across the Middle East, including Danone, Sony, and HP. And the company continues to grow. Just one of its subsidiaries, Ebttikar Technology, is reportedly poised to capture a 15 percent share of the $533 million Saudi IT market.