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Board of
Directors
Dr. Raouf Ghabbour founded the Ghabbour Group of Companies, which he began in-
cepting in 1985. Dr. Ghabbour began his career working in his family’s auto-related trad-
ing business, where he initially established himself in the tire division. Having quickly
gained a commendable reputation in the market for his business savvy, Dr. Ghabbour
went on to acquire agency agreements from global OEMs, which he transformed into
successful businesses. Dr. Ghabbour has grown the Company to a leading automotive
assembler and distributor in the Middle East and North Africa.
Dr. Raouf Ghabbour
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Aladdin Hassouna Saba is the co-founder and Chairman of Beltone Financial, a
leading regional financial services institution operating in the fields of Investment
Banking, Asset Management, Private Equity, Brokerage and Equity Research. Mr. Saba
is also a founding member of the Egyptian Investment Management Association, in ad-
dition to the Egyptian Capital Markets Association. Mr. Saba sits on the boards of The
Egyptian Stock Exchange, National Bank of Egypt, as well as various corporations and
investment funds.
Mr.Aladdin Hassouna Saba
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Khaled Kandil joins the Board of Directors after serving GB Auto as COO for Hyundai
Motor Corp operations. He joined the company from ExxonMobil, where he was most
recently Vice-Chairman of ExxonMobil Egypt and Managing Director of ExxonMobil Lu-
bricants and Specialties covering operations in North and East Africa. He participated
in the merger between the Exxon and Mobil corporations as well as a number of market
entry and exit projects in South America, South East Asia and Africa. A 32-year veteran
of the oil and gas industry, in 1996 he headed a business reengineering project for the
company’s Egyptian operations after which he led the implementation of Mobil Lubri-
cants’ integrated business strategy. This strategy saw the company become the market
leader in less than one year, after being traditionally the third-ranked market player.
Mr. Khaled Kandil
Non-Executive Director
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