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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 being 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. Ghabbour graduated
from Cairo University’s Faculty of Medicine in 1976.
Dr. Raouf Ghabbour
Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Mostafa El Mahdi brings to GB Auto 22 years of experience at KPMG, where he
joined in 1990 before being promoted to partner in 2001. While there, he was head
of the Manufacturing and Consumer Market line of business and the responsible
partner for Audit Efficiency. Mr. El Mahdi has also worked as chief internal auditor
and advisor to the president of the Board of Directors for IGI. He has extensive
experience in restructuring projects and transaction services, including due dili-
gence and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. El Mahdi holds a BA in commerce degree
with a focus in Accounting from Cairo University and is a Fellow of the Egyptian
Society of Accountants and Auditors, as well as a Member of the American Insti-
tute of Accounts and Auditors.
Mr. Mostafa El Mahdi
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Nader Ghabbour started his career at GB Auto as a showroom sales representa-
tive for the Passenger Car division. He worked his way up to running 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 managing the business-to-business arm of the
Passenger Car segment. He currently serves as the chief operating officer for the Pas-
senger Car division, managing the Passenger Car sales and after sales functions, re-
gional operations, and the Motorcycle and Three-Wheeler operations. Mr. Ghabbour
graduated with a BA in business aministration from Boston University, and holds an
MBA from IE University in Spain.
Mr. Nader Ghabbour
Group Chief Operating Officer for Automotive
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