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2012 ANNUAL REPORT
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Mr. Yasser Hashem
Independent Director
Mr. Yasser Hashem is a Managing Partner of the renowned law firm, Zaki Hashem
& Partners. A member of the Egyptian Bar Association since 1989, Mr. Hashem
graduated from the American University in Cairo with an undergraduate degree,
and achieved his LLB in 1989 from Cairo University.
Mr. Nader Ghabbour
Group Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Nader Ghabbour started his career at GB Auto as a showroom sales representative
for the passenger car division. He worked his way up to running the daily sales opera-
tions within the showroom and later assumed the role of showroom sales supervisor and
manager. Mr. Ghabbour’s managerial capabilities were proven when he took on the more
strategic role of managing the business-to-business arm of the passenger car segment. He
currently serves as the chief operating officer for the passenger car division, managing the
passenger car sales and after-sales functions, regional operations, and the 2- and 3-Wheeler
operations. Mr. Ghabbour graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration
from Boston University.
Dr.Walid Sulaiman Abanumay
Independent Director
Dr. Walid Sulaiman Abanumay has been the Managing Director of Al-Mareefa Al Saudia
Company since 1997, where he oversees investments in both developed and emerging mar-
kets. Mr. Abanumay has held several executive roles: between February 1993 and January
1994, he was the General Manager of the Investment Department of the Abanumay Com-
mercial Center; between November 1990 and February 1993, he worked in the Treasury
and Corporate Banking department of SAMBA. Mr. Abanumay is a board member of sev-
eral prominent companies, including: Madinet Nasr for Housing and Development (since
1998), Raya Holding (since 2005), and Beltone Financial.