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Mrs. Amal Ragheb joined GB Auto in October 2009 as chief operating officer of financing
businesses. She is responsible for all of the group’s financing business activities —Leasing,
Microfinance, Consumer Finance, and Factoring — and holds the position of eExecutive
chairman for each of the aforementioned entities. Mrs. Ragheb is also the chief credit risk
officer, in charge of all credit risk management policies and applications for the group,
as well as collections under legacy credits. A seasoned hands-on and results-oriented
banker with a proven track record spanning over 29 years, Mrs. Ragheb joined GB Auto
from Mashreq Bank, Dubai, UAE, where she held the position of senior vice president,
Risk Management for two years. While at Mashreq Bank, Mrs. Ragheb spearheaded new
international growth initiatives, moving from its branch in Egypt where she was CEO and
country manager for four years, during which time she restructured and revamped the
bank, setting forth its future growth strategies in Egypt.
Mrs. Ragheb started her banking career with Bank of America where she spent 23 years,
holding a series of positions in Cairo and Dubai. She rose to become Bank of America’s
country manager and CEO for Egypt, as well as regional manager for the MENA region,
Turkey, and Africa, in which capacity she managed and set the bank’s strategies for the
subject markets and oversaw its global business in the region. During her tenure at Bank
of America, she was awarded the “Deal Team Honor of Excellence,” as well as the “Best
Contact Officer of the Year.” Mrs. Ragheb holds a BA and MA in economics, both of which
from the American University in Cairo.
Mr. Ayman Al Kady joined GB Auto in November 2015 as chief of Administration, Real
Estate and Projects. Those three functions support GB Auto’s subsidiaries with a wide
range of services. Mr. Al Kady is an electrical power engineer and CFM with around 30
years of experience in administration, facilities management, and program manage-
ment. Prior to joining GB Auto, Mr. Al Kady was the general manager at Cairo Festival
City Mall and a director of administration and facilities management at several multi-
nationals, including Vodafone Egypt and Orascom Construction Industries in Algeria,
and telecom provider Etisalat.
Mr. Ghassan Kabbani brings more than 30 years’ experience to GB Auto. He first worked in
the family textile business from 1980 through 1994, when he left to join T.E.S. sheet metal.
In 1996, together with Dr. Ghabbour and other partners, he established CITI (a two- and
three-wheeler company). In 2007 CITI merged with GB Auto, at which time Mr. Kabbani
joined the company. Mr. Kabbani graduated fromAUC in 1979 with a BA in economics and
business administration.
Mrs. Amal RAGheb
Executive Director and Group Chief Operating Officer for Automotive
Mr. Ayman Al Kady
Chief Administration, Real Estate, and Projects Officer
Mr. Ghassan Kabbani
Chief Operating Officer of Two- and Three-Wheelers
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