YASSER EL-MALLAWANY - Chairman
As Chief Executive Officer of EFG Hermes, Mr. El-Mallawany has played a key role in driving the consolidation of Egypt’s investment banking sector and facilitated the emergence of EFG Hermes as the leading Arab investment bank. He began his career with 16 years at Commercial International Bank (CIB), for¬merly Chase National Bank, finally serving as the General Manager of the Corporate Banking Division. Mr. El-Mallawany joined EFG Hermes at the time of the firm’s merger with CIIC. He is a member of the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association’s Advisory Council and of the National Democratic Party’s Policies Secretariat. Mr. El-Mallawany holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Cairo University.
Hassan Heikal - Board Member
Serving as Chief Executive Officer since 2005, Mr. Heikal is one of the driving forces that has established EFG Hermes as the largest investment bank in the Arab world. Mr. Heikal joined EFG Hermes in 1995 from Goldman Sachs. While Head of EFG Hermes’ Investment Banking Division, he spearheaded the drive that cemented the firm’s reputation as the leading investment banking franchise in the Arab world. He holds a Bachelor of Science from the Faculty of Economics and Political Science at Cairo University.
WALID KABA - Board Member
Mr. Kaba is a non-executive Board member of EHPE, representing Bullion Company Limited.
He has spent fifteen years with Bank of America, most recently as Managing Director of Investment Banking and Head of the Eurofinance Group in charge of syndication of debt financing and private placements for the bank’s customers.
Mr. Kaba holds an MBA and a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the University of California in Berkeley.