Egypt names Etisalat Misr Chief as Egypt-UAE Business Council’s Chairman.

The Chairman of Etisalat’s Egypt arm Gamal El Sadat has been named the new head of the Egyptian-UAE Business Council as pursuant to the Egyptian industry minister’s decree.

Egypt’s Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour announced on Sunday a decree to make a revamp on the Egyptian-UAE Business Council’s board of directors for the Egyptian side.

The new board members of the Egyptian- UAE Business Council (Egyptian part) currently include:

1- Ahmed Ismail Hassan - Regional Manager of National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD-Egypt)

2- Nevine Loutfy - Managing Director and CEO of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB-Egypt)

3- Ahmed Sadek El Sewedy - President and CEO of Elsewedy Electric

4- Mahmoud El Kaissy – Chairman of Medgenco International Trade Co

5- Abdel Hamid El Demerdash - Managing Director of Magrabi Agriculture

6- Ali Eissa – Chairman of Nahdet Misr Co. for Agro Industries

7- Ahmed Ali Helmy – Vice Chairman of Mobil El Shark for Furniture

8- Nassef Sawiris - CEO of Orascom Construction

9- Mohamed El Dahan - CEO of Emaar Misr

10- Mohamed Fathallah Fawzy - Executive Chairman of Mena for Touristic and Real Estate Investment

11- Riad Armanious – CEO of Eva Pharma

12- Hussam Leheta - Chairman & CEO of Egyptian Transport (Egytrans)

13- Ayman Badawy - Commercial Manager DP World Sokhna

14- Ibrahim Abou El Eyoun – Chairman of Assiut Chamber of Commerce

15- Azza Fahmy - Chairman of Azza Fahmy Jewellery

16- Yassin Mansour – Managing Director of Mansour Group

17- Sahar El Damati, Deputy Managing Director of Emirates NBD in Egypt.