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Mrs. Odette Gamil joined GB Auto in September 2013 as Senior Vice President – CEO Assis-

tant, her responsibilities being delegated directly by Dr. Raouf Ghabbour. She brought with her

22 years of experience in Finance and Internal Audit, 14 years of which were spent at multina-

tional companies, Nestle &Heineken. Prior to joining GB Auto, Mrs. Gamil spent nine years at

Nestle Egypt where she oversaw a number of areas and held various positions in Finance and

Budgeting before ending her time at Nestle Egypt as Cost Controller. Mrs. Gamil was Head of

Internal Audit at Heineken Egypt for five years, as well as performing audits for other com-

panies in Africa and Middle East. In May 2017, Mrs. Gamil was appointed as Head of Internal

Audit at GB Auto. She graduated from the Faculty of Commerce at Ain Shams University.

Mrs. Odette Gamil

Senior Vice President – CEO Assistant and Head of Internal Audit

Mr. Karim Gaddas joined GB Auto in 2015 as chief executive officer of Tires, boasting

20 years of experience in general management, operations, and sales and marketing. In

the last 16 years, he occupied various positions at Pirelli that included headquarter-level

roles in Milan and regional-level roles in Paris, Cairo, Alexandria, and Dubai. In addition

to being the global sales director for BU trucks, the CEO of the company’s Middle East

and India operations, and the CEO of African and Egyptian operations, Mr. Gaddas also

served as Pirelli’s vice chairman. He was also a member of the board at the Alexandria

Tire Company for eight years. Mr. Gaddas began his career in 1996 at Gewiss, an electrical

materials company based in Bergamo, Italy, where he was the area manager for Central

America, the Middle East, and Africa. He holds a BA in Business Administration from the

Sup de CoMontpellier in France and anMBA from SDA Bocconi inMilan, Italy.

Mr. Karim Gaddas

Chief Executive Officer of Tires

Mr. Ghassan Kabbani bringsmore 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 from the American University

in Cairo in 1979 with a BA in Economics and Business Administration.

Mr. Ghassan Kabbani

Chief Operating Officer of Two- and Three-Wheelers

2016 ANNUAL REPORT

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