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1. Dr. Raouf Ghabbour, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, 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. He has chaired the
Board of Directors since 2007.
2. Ms. Lobna El Dessouky, Independant Board Member, Ms. El Dessouky leverages over two decades of professional experience in a wide range of sectors to fulfill her
numerous advisory and board roles. She's currently an independent member of the Advisory Board of Alexandria Business Association Small and Micro Enterprise Project,
independent Board and Audit Committee member at Cleopatra Hospital Company, Advisor for the European Bank for Construction and Development's Enterprise Growth
Program and is an Advisor to the Audit Committee at Qalaa Holdings, having served as a member of the committee from December 2012 to 2014. Prior to this, she spent six
years as Group Chief Financial Officer at Asec Holding and served on the Group's board for eight years. Ms. El Dessouky spent most of her career with Coca Cola Egypt,
starting as Head Office Financial Controller in 1997 and eventually working her way to Group Chief Financial Officer in 2001 and serving in that post till 2006. She began her
career at PricewaterhouseCoopers as part of the audit staff in 1993, ending her stint at the company as Audit Senior in 1997. She has also been highly involved in teaching
since 1997, she worked with Eslsca Business School, Edinburgh Business School, The American University in Cairo (AUC), and The Regional Information Technology Institute
(RITI) in association with Maastricht School of Management (MSM). Ms. El Dessouky holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from Helwan University and an MBA in
Management Consultancy from Sheffield University, UK. She is a CPA, CFM, and CMA holder and is also a Member of the Association of Corporate Governance Practitioners
and a Certified Director from the Egyptian Institute of Directors.
3. Mr. Mansour Kabbani, Non-Executive Director, brings more than 30 years of experience to GB Auto, where he joined as VP for project co-ordination in 2015 and currently
overseas group investments as well as investor relations. Mr. Kabbani spent a decade 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. Mr. Kabbani graduated from AUC in 1981 with a BA in Economics. He has sat on the Board of
Directors since 2015.
4. Mr. Nader Ghabbour, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Nader Ghabbour brings over 13 years of specialized experience in the automotive industry to his role, which he
has cultivated through the managerial and operational positions he has held at GB Auto. Prior to his current role, Mr. Ghabbour served as Group Chief Operating Officer,
where he was responsible for a multitude of vehicular operations in Egypt and the region. Beforehand, he had served as Passenger Car Chief Operating Officer and Project
Management Officer Leader. Mr. Ghabbour trained in Mergers and Acquisitions at the London Business School in London. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business
Administration from Boston University, and an MBA from IE Business School, Madrid.
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