Saeed Hatteea

Saeed Ahmed Hatteea (born 2 February 1950) is an international businessman and former first-class cricketer. He has held senior positions, including CEO of NDS Shanghai and Ciro Citterio, and Chairman of the multinational retail group Yours Clothing and M&Co. In cricket, he was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-handed batsman.

Early life and education Born in Bombay, he moved with his family to London in 1962, where he was educated at the City of London School and developed an interest in cricket. As a pace bowler, he represented English Schools, Surrey Cricketers, and MCC Schools at Lord's.

Cricket career Having played several matches for England schools and one Second XI Championship match for Warwickshire in 1969, upon completing his education, he was invited by chief chairman of selectors, Vijay Merchant, to play in India. He made his first-class debut for Bombay against Saurashtra in the 1969–70 Ranji Trophy. He played three further first-class matches for Bombay that season alongside Sunil Gavaskar,

Hatteea returned to England for the 1970 season, playing second XI cricket for Gloucestershire. His only five-wicket haul came against Gujarat for Bombay. Across his eight first-class matches, he took 27 wickets at a bowling average of 28.29. That same year, he featured in his only List A match during the Gillette Cup against Durham, taking 4/32 from 9.2 overs and scoring an unbeaten 6 runs. He has remained active in sport, particularly cricket and fives, and is a member of The Hurlingham Club.

Business career Hatteea held several senior executive positions at Marks & Spencer in the United States. In 1997, he became Chief Executive Officer of NDS Shanghai and Managing Director of Shanghai No. 2 Department Store, overseeing operations during a period of rapid economic expansion in China. In 2003, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Ciro Citterio.

In 2013, Hatteea became Chairman of the UK-headquartered multinational retail group Yours Clothing, which subsequently expanded through a series of brand acquisitions, including the Scottish retailer M&Co. which he chairs alongside group Chief Executive Officer Andrew Killingsworth.