Chairman

Mr. Beshir was appointed Chairman of Telecom Egypt in June 2000. Previously, Mr. Beshir was General Manager and Managing Director of Giza Systems Engineering from 1975 to 2000, Programmer, Systems Analyst, and Manager at Al-Ahram Management and Computer Center (AMAC) from 1969 to 1975, and Demonstrator at Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University from 1966 to 1969. He holds a B.Sc. in Communications Engineering from Cairo University and a Professional Diploma and a Master Degree in Management (MBA) from the American University in Cairo.

Mr. Aboualam was appointed as an executive board member in 2012. In January 2012, Mr. Aboualam was appointed as Telecom Egypt’s CEO & Managing Director. Formerly, Tarek had been SVP for International and Wholesale in June 1st, 2011. He has more than 14 years of experience in the telecommunications field in the Middle-Eastern and European markets. Prior to joining Telecom Egypt, he acted as the Fixed & Broadband Development Director of Orascom Telecom Holding. Between 2005 and 2008, he actively contributed to the turnaround of the Italian integrated operator Wind Telecomunicazioni acting as the Planning and Business Intelligence Director of its Fixed Business Unit. Starting 2001 till 2005, he played a leading role in the successful launch of Telecom Egypt’s data subsidiary (TE Data), the largest broadband provider in Egypt operating also in Jordan. From 1995 till 2000, Mr. Aboualam co-founded and managed one of the first ISPs in the MENA region (Soficom Communications SAE) acquired at a later stage by the Bahraini operator Batelco. He served as a member of the Board of Directors for many telecom companies including Tellas (Greece), TED-Jordan (Jordan) and Soficom Communications (Egypt). He holds a Bachelor degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Alexandria University.

In January 2012, Mr. Hassanein became a non-executive board member after being an executive board member since 2009. In May 2011, Mohamed had been appointed to act as CEO and Managing Director in addition to his main duties. Mohammed was promoted to Senior Vice President (SVP) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) responsible for overseeing all network technology related functions across the TE Group including planning, implementation and operations and maintenance. He has worked for TE in technical and managerial roles for nearly 35 years, most recently as VP for Operations & Maintenance, a role he was appointed to in 2001. He has been with the company in various managerial and technical positions since 1976, including General Manager of the First and Third Zones of East Cairo, then Sector Chief of East Cairo Zones. He holds a B.Sc. in Communications Engineering from Al Azhar University.

 Nabil El Maadawy Youssef

Nabil El Maadawy Youssef has been appointed to the Board with immediate effect. He was appointed Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Signal Corps on 01 January 2011. He holds a bachelor degree in Military Sciences from the Military Academy, Egypt in 1976.

  Mohamed Samy Saad Zaghloul

Dr. Mohamed Samy Saad Zaghloul is the Secretary General of the Cabinet of Ministers. He holds a PhD in Urban Planning from Harvard University, a Masters degree in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government; a Masters degree in Computer Science from Harvard; and a Masters degree from Cairo University in Computer Science. He also served as a Graduate Instructor for Ain Shams University for the Faculty of Commerce teaching Computer Applications to graduate students.

Mrs Torky was appointed a board member in 2000. She became Vice Chairman for International Telecommunications and Backbone in June 2000. Then New Services & Marketing were added to her responsibilities in June 2000. She has been with the company in various managerial and technical positions since 1965, including General Manager for the Operation and Maintenance of Earth Stations from 1987 to 1997, and Head of the International Telecommunication Department from 1997 to 1999. Mrs Torky holds a B.Sc. in Communications Engineering from Cairo University.

 Adel Rashad Danash

Dr Danash was appointed board member in June 2000.  He is currently Chairman of Telecom Egypt Information Technology (Masreya).  Previously, he was Chairman of Bayanet, and Managing Director of Standardata Egypt from 1986 to 2000.  Dr Danash holds a B.Sc. in Electronics from Cairo University, and a Diploma in Computer Networks and a PhD in Computer Science from Paris 7 University, Paris, France.

Hassan El-Sayed Abdullah

Mr. Abdullah was appointed a board member in November 2006. He is currently the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of the Arab African International Bank (AAIB). Previously, he occupied different managerial positions in the AAIB since 1983 including General Manager and Deputy General Manager. From 1989-1998, he worked for the AAIB in New York. Mr. Hassan holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from the American University in Cairo (AUC) and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the same university.

Neveen Hamdy El Tahri

Mrs. El Tahri was appointed a board member in August 2006. She is currently the Chairperson of ABN AMRO Delta Asset Management as well as the Chairperson of Delta Securities Egypt. She is also a board member of Egyptian Arab Land Bank, the General Authority for Investments “GAFI”, and the Dutch Business Association. She became the first women to sit on the board of the Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchanges from 1997-2003. From 1987-1992, Mrs. El Tahri occupied different positions in the Commercial International Bank “CIB” until she became the Assistant General Manager Corporate Banker managing Petroleum, Tourism and Electronic divisions. She holds a B.Sc. in Economics from the faculty of Economics and Political Sciences, Cairo University, Egypt

Moaz Kamel Helfaya, Board Member

In 2011, Mr. Helfaya has been appointed to Telecom Egypt’s Board of Directors as the employees’ representative.  He  has been a board member of the Company’s loyalty fund since 2009 and has also acted as the long-standing Deputy Secretariat of Bani Sweif employees union. Mr. Helfaya joined the Company in 1972.

In 2011, Ahmed Abou Ali has been appointed to Telecom Egypt’s Board of Directors, as an independent Board Member. Ahmed is an Attorney of the Supreme Court of Egypt. He is also a Partner at Hassouna and Abou Ali legal practice with particular expertise in all aspects of corporate, commercial and financial law.