Chairman of the Board of Directors of “ HSBC Bank Egypt ” since September 22, 2021, Arab Republic of Egypt.

Current positions and memberships:

• Board Member of HSBC Middle East Holdings B.V. since November 2020.
• Director at Stra-tical Associates DWC LLC since November 2020.
• Advisor to the Board of Directors of “Socotra Capital Limited” since 2015.
• Member of the Special Committee on Effective Regulation of the Institute of International Finance in Washington since 2008.
• Member of the Board of Trustees of the “Social Responsibility Fund” affiliated with the “ UAE Ministry of Community Development ” since 2006.
• Member of the Advisory Board of the College of Business and Economics at the United Arab Emirates University since 2006.

He has over 22 years of experience working in various sectors including financial services and maritime industries.

Previous positions and memberships:

• Member of the Young Presidents Organization from 2007 to 2013.
• CEO of Gulf Craft in the UAE between 2009 and 2011.
• Managing Director at Sabertia Capital Partners.
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Financial Market between 2007 and 2010.
• CEO of Dubai International Financial Centre Authority between 2007 and 2009.
• Member of the Board of Directors of the “Dubai Statistics Center” between 2007 and 2009.
• Chief Operating Officer of the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX), now known as NASDAQ Dubai, between 2005 and 2007.

He also founded Sophic Advisory and was its Managing Partner between 2012 and 2015, and worked at TECOM Group between 2001 and 2003.

He holds a BA in International Relations and Philosophy from the American University in Washington, DC, in 1998.