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2012 ANNUAL REPORT
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Mr. Mostafa Nagy
Chief Information Officer
Mr. Mostafa Nagy joined GB Auto from
Coca-Cola Bottling Company. He started
with Coca-Cola in the IT Support team
and was later promoted to lead the IT
team in Egypt. He then assumed respon-
sibility for Libya, and ended his time
there as IT Director of Egypt, Libya and
Yemen. At Coca-Cola he was involved
with completing the business applica-
tion portfolio, streamlining and aligning
operations in line with the organiza-
tion’s objectives. In Libya he revamped
operations and established a hosted
IT service organization in Egypt. He
reengineered Coca-Cola Yemen’s busi-
ness processes and implemented Oracle
E-Business Suite there. Mr. Nagy earned
his Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
from Alexandria University and did his
engineering training with Siemens KWU
in Germany. He acquired his MBA with
Majors in Strategic Management and
Information Management from the Ger-
man University in Cairo. Mr. Nagy holds
IT and Management certifications and in
2008 was awarded the Symantec EMEA
IT Visionary Award.
Mr. Nader Ghabbour
Group Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Nader Ghabbour started his ca-
reer at GB Auto as a showroom sales
representative for the passenger car
division. He worked his way up to run-
ning the daily sales operations 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 manag-
ing 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. Ghab-
bour graduated with a Bachelor of Arts
in Business Administration from Boston
University.
Mr. Osman Sever
Chief Business Development Officer
Mr. Osman Sever joined GB Auto in
2009 to assume the Chief Operating
Officer-Commercial Vehicles Position.
He assumed the Chief Business Develop-
ment Officer role at the end of 2010 to
coordinate and lead the growth strategy
of GB Auto. Mr. Sever has dedicated his
entire career to automotive industry,
with more than 25 years of experience at
Renault Turkey, Ford Turkey and Karsan
AS in Turkey in positions including sales,
marketing, engineering and export areas.
Accordingly, Mr. Sever has considerable
exposure to MENA and international
automotive markets. Prior to joining GB
Auto Mr. Sever worked as General Man-
ager in Bayraktar Automotive, General
Manager in Tirsan AS and Deputy GM
in Karsan. He holds a Bachelor of Science
in Mechanical Engineering from Istanbul
Technical University and an MBA from
Huron University.