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Hany Mahmoud served as Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology from August 2012 to January 2013. Mahmoud has extensive experience in the field of information and communications technology on both the national and international levels, much of which he gained through working in multinational companies.

In 2011, Mahmoud was appointed Chairman of the Egypt Post, then he was named as the Director of the Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) on 2 May 2011. In 2000, Mahmoud joined Vodafone Egypt as the General Manager of Human Resources, Administrative and Legal Affairs. During a decade with Vodafone, he served as Vice President of Vodafone Turkey from 2006 to 2007, Vice President of Vodafone Egypt from 2007 to 2008 and Chairman of Vodafone Turkey and Regional Director for Central Europe and Africa from 2009 to 2010.

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Mr. Zaazou, started his career in Banking (Citi Bank Cairo) after his graduation in 1976 from the faculty of commerce – Ain- Shams University, traveled to the USA (Los Angeles) 1980 to start his career in tourism by joining R&H Voyages, a tour operator specialized in the Middle East.

After a successful Career in the private sector, both as an international tour operator (USA) and as professional ground handler (Egypt), culminated his private sector as the Executive Director of Egyptian Tourism Federation (ETF).  Zaazou joined the Government as Assistant Minister of tourism in 2007 promoted to senior Assistant Minister of tourism in 2009 (Being the first to assume this position in the history of the ministry of tourism).

Zaazou became Minister of Tourism of Egypt in 2012 till 2016 and served as Tourism Minister under three presidents and four prime ministers.

After his departure from public office in 2016, Zaazou returned to the private sector as a consultant working with several international and local prestigious organizations.

Furthermore, he was appointed on October 2017, as the special adviser for the Secretary-General of the UNWTO (UN World Tourism Organization) by his H.E Dr. Taleb Refaaii.

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Mr. Donia is an entrepreneur, and financial services executive, who Co-Founded IdealRatings in San Francisco in 2006 to become the leading provider serving the Islamic finance industry as well as Social Responsible and ESG investments industry. Today, IdealRatings is known as one of the top global providers serving clients around the world. Prior to IdealRatings Mr. Donia was Co-Founder of Cogency Inc, a silicon valley start-up, where he helped define Cogency solutions for the hedge funds and fund of funds firms to become a leading solution provider with some of the world’s largest hedge funds and fund of funds as clients. Prior to Cogency, Mr. Donia was Vice President of Applications at TenFold corporation, a silicon valley start-up, which IPO’ed on NASDAQ in 1999, where he was responsible for leading customer engagements for Fortune 500 customers in the financial services, banking, insurance, and energy verticals. Mr. Donia held several management positions at PepsiCo, and started his career at Proctor and Gamble. Mr. Donia holds a B.SC in Computer Engineering from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt.

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Formerly the Managing Director of First Capital Investment Banking and Deputy CEO of BNP Paribas, Foda is a prominent Egyptian banker with a proven track record that spans over 29 years in the commercial and investment banking sector, she is currently the Founder and CEO of One Advice for Financial Advisory and Non-executive Chairman of EasyLease.

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Formerly the Director of Animal Health and Development in the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment of the UAE, Dr. Al Qassimi is currently the Co-founder of Soma Mater, a MENA focused food security and sustainability consulting Firm. He has worked on projects, policy and regulation for agriculture, animal production, food safety, as well as conservation and sustainability.

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Sherif is an established and reputable technology industry veteran with over 40 years of ICT experience. He has an exceptional track-record having assumed leadership roles in major multinational companies leading vast and diverse regions and organizations. Moreover, Sherif is an influence-builder and financial management champion that blends holistic management acumen with multilingual communications skills to manage expectations and circumvent roadblocks and obstacles to support clients, business owners, partners and co-workers goals and objectives.

Sherif is currently the Managing Director of Verto Wave, Egypt’s leading IT Solutions and Transformation company and prior was at DellEMC for 12 years. His most recent role at DellEMC was Senior Director of Professional Services for Middle East, Russia, Africa and Turkey. After the Dell acquisition of EMC, he led the Professional Services for EMC products and based on the successful results; in 2019, he was asked to integrate and lead the Integrated Professional Services Team for the entire product portfolio of Dell Technologies. Before DellEMC, Sherif was Technical Services Manager for Egypt and Levant at then HP for 6 years. He managed the delivery operation for Egypt and Levant which included new systems implementation projects, break fix and Services Sales. In that role, he managed to build a strong customer focused team that have supported the growth of the HP Enterprise systems while growing the services business by 3.5 folds and growing the margin through upselling value services and introducing new high value services. Prior to HP, Sherif presumed key roles at Pyramid Technology Solutions, Kodak and Xerox. He has consistently improved delivery times and service levels whilst successfully reducing costs and excels at strategic planning, building high-performance teams, project management and implementing best practice methodologies and continuous improvement programs and has led successful and world-class business transformation programs across his career. Sherif graduated from Ain Shams University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.

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A seasoned business strategist that has developed and implemented numerous game changing growth strategies to a wide range of clients in different industries and different states. A consulting industry veteran with extensive experience in M&A strategies, turnarounds and commercial due-diligence. Also a commercial expert on branding & brand strategies, product development & strategies, pricing, distribution, communications and research.

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Ossama carries more than 25 years of experience in the Telecom, Internet, & IT industries. Ossama consulted for digital transformation to leading non-banking financial institutions, protecting them against potential digital disruption. Before that, Ossama has been with the Telecom Egypt Group for 14 years. He was Chairman & Managing Director of TE data until 2017. Ossama was also VP & CCO of TE.

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Hisham has twenty years of experience in commercial advisory services across a range of industries from fast-moving consumer goods to automotive and white goods. Furthermore, Hisham has extensive experience when it comes to market studies, researches and insights. Handling local, multinational and international projects Hisham’s areas of expertise excels in customer and client management, coordinating interdepartmental functions and cross-functional teams, market research & analysis, budgeting, conceptualizing and developing long and short-range business strategies and plans. Hisham graduated from the university of the district of Colombia Washington, D.C. with a bachelor in business management in 2000.

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Ahmed Sherif is a Director at Foresight Consulting with 13+ years of experience in managing projects for clientele of different backgrounds and statures in his capacity as a strategy and commercial advisory consultant. His expertise has seen him deal with market leading companies, dynamic high potential start-ups and green field projects in key sectors including FMCG, Real Estate, Retail, Medical, Educational, Financial Investment Companies & Private Equity as well as Manufacturing. Ahmed has managed a multitude of cross-functional, multi-national and diverse teams throughout his career. Ahmed boasts a broad experience in the development of corporate strategic directions, business & concept development, and devising brand & product strategies which have seen the growth of his clients’ revenue generation opportunities, enhanced profitability as well as a strengthened position in the market. Ahmed is a graduate of Middlesex University with a bachelors’ degree in Management Sciences with a specialization in International Business & Marketing.

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Lina Elabd has led a multitude of engagements throughout her tenure at Foresight Consulting across diversified sectors including FinTech, FMCGs, Healthcare and Medical Services, Automotive, Oil & Gas, Financial Services, amongst others. Acquiring over 10 years of experience in the consulting field, Lina has gained extensive experience formulating, setting, and implementing strategies to support client company growth. Moreover, Lina takes an ethical approach and reflects high commitment and passion to deliver distinctive recommendations and impactful solutions towards her clients. More recently, Lina has led and overseen Foresight Consulting’s venture into ESG and Sustainability consulting solutions, to prepare client companies in shifting towards a more conscious mindset and incorporating comprehensive corporate strategies for more sustainable growth to mitigate external risks and capture opportunities that consider impact on the corporation, its people, and the community at large. Lina is a graduate of the University of British Columbia (UBC Canada) with a bachelors’ degree in Economics and Political Science.

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Farah Ismail has over 10 years of experience in business advisory and strategy consulting. Farah is a senior consultant at Foresight Consulting, where she has led multiple brand strategy development projects across several industries including FMCGs, white goods, manufacturing, and real estate development. Farah has led various turnaround projects, as well as led high potential green field projects, achieved through corporate strategy development, customer experience journey mapping, concept development and product & service strategies which has led her clients to achieve higher profitability and enhance their overall revenue potential. Farah holds a bachelor’s degree in integrated marketing & communications with honors (cum laude) from the American university in Cairo.

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With over 7 years of experience in management consulting within Foresight Consulting, Hatem Gad has lead over 20+ engagements and acquired diversified experience in developing strategies across the following industries: FMCGs, Clothing & Textiles, Real Estate, Investment & Private Equity, Furniture, Automotive, Oil & Gas and various others. Hatem has acquired expertise in modeling and interpreting statistics in order to extrapolate the data to accurately forecast future trends, in addition to preparing comprehensive and diligent strategic setting reports and practical recommendations.

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With over 5 years of experience in strategy & commercial advisory, Farida Ehab has been instrumental in developing game changing strategies, innovative concepts and managing a roaster of diversified businesses. Farida has been leading projects to grow businesses across numerous industries such as FMCGs, F&B, durables, real estate, hospitality, retail, fashion and large family groups to name a few. Farida is an expert on corporate strategies, market studies, researches, sales performance, concept creation and developing comprehensive strategic commercial and marketing plans and has been able to develop and grow brands to achieve their strategic objectives. Farida graduated with highest honors in 2018 from Modern Sciences & Arts University and holds a Bachelor Degree in Advertising & Public Relations and a Minor Degree in Marketing.

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With a background as a professional sport player, Youssef Zaazou brings in a tactical mindset and a passion to succeed, ultimately formulating a well-rounded experience. Youssef’s drive and ambition is reflected through his 6+ years of work at Foresight Consulting, having led 25+ project engagements, spanning the following industries: FMCGs, FinTech, Food and Beverage, Automotive, Pharmaceutical, Health Care & Medical Services, Oil & Gas, Clothing and Textiles, Real Estate, amongst others. Youssef is a team player and with his leadership skills, has delivered multiple growth strategies, concept development projects, as well as assisting clients execute and monitor the implementation of set strategic plans.

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A Consultant at Foresight Consulting with over 3 years experience in corporate, commercial strategy and business advisory with further experience in ESG & Sustainability consulting with exposure to more than 10 sectors from over 25 different client engagements. During his time at Foresight Consulting, Luay has played a pivotal role in solving some of the most complex business problems and providing a sound analytical foundation enabling both his team members and clients to make strategic decisions alike. Luay holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial & systems Engineering from Ohio State University and a Master of Science in Industrial Management degree from KTH Royal Institute of Technology thus, providing him with the ability to analyze challenges using varying analytical approaches while considering differing global contexts and perspectives.

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With an educational background in Marketing from McGill University, Nabila has been part of the Foresight Consulting team since January 2021. Since joining, Nabila has been part of numerous client engagements in different industries including the FMCG industry, as well as the tech industry among others. Within these engagements, Nabila has undertaken different tasks leading to the assessment of client commercial sales performance, outlining the competitive market landscape, and creating the commercial and marketing strategic roadmaps to unlock client potential and success.

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Kenzy first joined Foresight in 2022 as she grew a strong interest in the strategy and commercial domains of the consulting industry. Her involvement in Business Consulting began when she first joined the industry in 2020 as a sustainability analyst because of her interest in strategy and policy building alongside her passion for sustainable development. Foresight’s service offerings gave Kenzy an opportunity to gain fulfilment from both practicing sustainability consulting and exploring a new field of business advisory and is now an Associate at the firm. Kenzy graduated in 2020 from Leiden University in the Netherlands with a BSc in International Relations and Organizations and a minor studies in Sustainable Development. Since, joining the consulting field Kenzy has worked on multiple sectors including the Banking, Retail, Food Servicing, FMCG, Medical and Cosmetic & Personal Care segments.

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Ali holds a double major in Strategic Management and Finance from The German University in Cairo, upon joining Foresight Consulting in 2022 Ali has undertaken several successful engagements throughout multiple sectors including FMCG, Tech, and Real Estate. During which Ali was able to apply his skill set pertaining to marketing and communication strategy development, competitive analysis and retail audit analysis ensuring tailored deliverables to clients.

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Habiba holds a bachelor’s degree in International Economics from Panthéon Assas Paris II and has been part of Foresight Consulting since March 2022. Since joining, Habiba has been part of numerous successful client engagements in different industries including FMCG, durables, real estate, and retail among others. Habiba has been entrusted with performing pivotal tasks as part of comprehensive deliverables which include internal and external analyses of client commercial performance, commercial and marketing strategy formulations, and re-imagining clients’ customer experience journeys.

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Yasmine holds a bachelors degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing, as well as a minor in Economics from the American University in Cairo. Yasmine joined the Foresight team in 2023 and has since worked on various industries such as Agriculture, Retail, Real Estate, F&B and FMCG to name a few. Where she was able to apply herself in key areas such as devising communication strategies, executing and implementing commercial strategies, as well as market studies; which helped garner insights and aided the formulation of business strategies.

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Nour Sarwat has over 2 years of experience in the ESG field and a master’s degree in international business and Sustainability from Rotterdam School of Management. Nour provided ESG support for multiple projects including the widely known Ecolodge in Aswan, BenBen. Since joining in September 2023, Nour has been a part of multiple successful client engagements in different industries including construction and hospitality. Nour has developed proficiency in greenhouse gas (GHG) calculations, along with crafting thorough and diligent sustainability reports that include practical recommendations.

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Farida holds a BA degree in International Relations and Development from the University of Sussex in Brighton, England. Farida joined Foresight Consulting in 2023, and has since successfully worked on various core industries, including FMCG and durables, among others. Within these engagements, Farida has undertaken several pivotal tasks including outlining the competitive market landscape, internal and external analysis of the client and market, as well as ongoing management and implementation of commercial and communication strategies.

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Taymour holds a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences from University College London in Mathematics and Philosophy. There he developed the skills and knowhow to analyse complex markets with applied mathematics and machine-learning algorithms. Since joining Foresight Consulting in 2023, Taymour has worked on various aspects of the processed foods, oil and gas, and personal care industries.