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48 • 2017 ANNUAL REPORT
2017 ANNUAL REPORT • 49
Board of Directors
Dr. Raouf Ghabbour founded the Ghabbour Group of Companies, which
he began incepting in 1985. Dr. Ghabbour began his career working in
his family’s auto-related trading 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. 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,
hewasHead of theManufacturing andConsumerMarket 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 diligence and mergers & acquisitions. Mr. El Mahdi
holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a focus in Accounting from Cairo
University and is a Fellow of the Egyptian Society of Accountants and Audi-
tors, as well as aMember of the American Institute of Accounts andAuditors.
Mr. Mostafa El Mahdi
Executive Director and Chief Financial 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, Broker-
age and Equity Research. Mr. Saba is also a founding member of the Egyp-
tian Investment Management Association, in addition 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. Mansour Kabbani brings more than 30 years of experience to GB Auto,
where he joined as VP for project co-ordination in 2015 and currently over-
sees group investments as well as investor relations. Mr. Kabbani spent a de-
cade working in textile spinning before becoming CFO at Technological and
Electrical Systems (TES) for two years. With Dr. Ghabbour and partners, he
helped establish CITI in 1997 which later merged with GB Auto. From 1997
to 2015, Mr. Kabbani has run his family investments and accumulated vast
experience in capital markets. He graduated from AUC in 1981 with a BA in
Economics.
Mr. Mansour Kabbani
Non-Executive Director
Board of
Directors